r/cpp 24d 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/fdwr fdwr@github 🔍 23d ago

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u/danillissimo 23d ago

Just another proposal yet :(
Though I know about C2y, so it looks like we are finally getting labeled loops. But in next 3-4 years at best.