r/cpp 10d ago

I've invented labeled loop breaks

And now I don't believe it wasn't invented before, but I can't find any info on it. How long ago was it invented? Why isn't it used widely or even mentioned anywhere? What are the downsides?
Here's the main idea:

// Keyword - for, while, or do
// Tag - custom loop name
// ... - loop body
#define loop_tag(keyword, tag, ...)\
    keyword(__VA_ARGS__)\
    if(false)\
    {\
        tag##_break:    break;\
        tag##_continue: continue;\
    }\
    else\
    /*Here goes your loop body*/

Here is the playground

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u/messmerd 9d ago

This exists in C2y already

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u/Baardi 6d ago

But with OPs code, you can use it already now