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LogoutThe goto statement performs a local jump in programme execution, whereas the longjmp() and setjmp() methods implement a nonlocal or distant jump.
A jump in any execution should be avoided in general since using statements like goto and longjmp in your programme is not regarded acceptable programming practise.
A goto statement simply bypasses code in your program and jumps to a predefined position. To use the goto statement, you give it a labeled position to jump to. This predefined position must be within the same function. You cannot implement goto between functions.
However, when your program calls setjmp(), the current state of your program is saved in a structure of type jmp_buf. Later, your program can call the longjmp() function to restore the program’s state as it was when you called setjmp().Unlike the goto statement, the longjmp() and setjmp() functions do not need to be implemented in the same function.
There is a major drawback of using these functions: your program, when restored to its previously saved state, it will lose its references to any dynamically allocated memory between the longjmp() and the setjmp(). This means you will waste memory for every malloc() or calloc() you have implemented between your longjmp() and setjmp(), and your program will be inefficient.
It is highly recommended that you avoid using functions such as longjmp() and setjmp() because they, like the goto statement, are quite often an indication of poor programming practice.