goto is a keyword to jump to a label.

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
  std::cout << "Beginning\n";
  goto label1;
  std::cout << "Unreachable\n";
  label1:
  std::cout << "Ending\n";
}

Advice

• Never use goto [3]
• Prefer not to use goto [1, 2]
• goto may be used when breaking out of multiple loops [1]

References

• [1] Joint Strike Fighter Air Vehicle C++ Coding Standards for the System Development and Demonstration Program. Document Number 2RDU00001 Rev C. December 2005. AV Rule 189 (MISRA Rule 56): 'The goto statement shall not be used.' and 'Exception: A goto may be used to break out of multiple nested loops provided the alternative would obscure or otherwise significantly complicate the control logic.'
• [2] Bjarne Stroustrup. The C++ Programming Language (4th edition). 2013. ISBN: 978-0-321-56384-2. Chapter 9.8. Advice. page 240: '[7] Avoid goto'
• [3] Gottschling, Peter. Discovering Modern C++: An Intensive Course for Scientists, Engineers, and Programmers. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2015. Chapter 1.4.5: 'Do not use goto! Never! Ever!'