Just in case it's not clear, the break statements in my example are to break out of the switch(), not the while(). C's switch statements are like a computed goto.
Ah, right. I forgot about break inside switch. Thanks.
You're right about the switch statements being like a computed goto, albeit a delimited, forward-only one. I still think it's silly to bend over backwards to avoid using goto in places where goto is a natural fit.
