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How to jump out of a C++ code block?

This is what I would like to do:

{
    ...
    if(condition)
        break;
    ...
}

This works for a loop. I would like something similar for a simple block of code. Is it possible?
Am I forced to use a "goto"?

I think such an extension of the break statement would have been a useful addition to C++11...

Solution

  • I'm afraid I'm unleashing the wrath of a coding god against me right now, but this nice nasty macro could help people do this easier than before (based on @jleahy's answer):

    //example use:
// { __breakable__
//    ...
//    if (condition)
//        break;
//    ...
//    if (condition2)
//        break;
//    ...
// }
//WARNING: use only with a standalone block. To make if, try or catch block
//         breakable use double braces
//         if (cond) {{ __breakable__ ... }}
//         try {{ __breakable__ ... }} catch (...) {{ __breakable__ ... }}
#define __breakable__ }switch(0){default: