SQL GOTO Statement

The SQL GOTO statement is used to alter the flow of a program. When the execution reaches the GOTO statement, then it will jump unconditionally to the label specified in the goto statement.

TIP: Unlike the Break and Continue Statement, Sql Server GOTO statement doesn’t require any If Statement to perform.

SQL Goto Statement Syntax

The basic syntax of the GOTO Statement in SQL Server is as follows:

--List of Statements
GOTO label
........
........

label:
  statements

The label specified after the goto statement is the location, where we place the statements to execute.

SQL Goto Statement Example

This program will check whether the person is pass or fail using SQL server Goto Statement.

SQL CODE

DECLARE @TotalMaarks INT
SET @TotalMaarks = 49

IF @TotalMaarks >= 50
	GOTO Pass
IF @TotalMaarks < 50
	GOTO Fail

Pass:
	PRINT ' Congratulations '
	PRINT ' You pass the Examination '
	RETURN

Fail:
	PRINT ' You Failed! '
	PRINT ' Better Luck Next Time '
	RETURN
GO

OUTPUT 1

OUTPUT 2

Let us replace the @TotalMarks value with 76, and we replaced the second If statement with ELSE block

IF @TotalMaarks >= 50
	GOTO Pass
ELSE
	GOTO Fail

ANALYSIS

In the above code, Pass and Fail are the labels we used. First we declared integer variable @Totalmarks and assigned value 49 to it

DECLARE @TotalMaarks INT
SET @TotalMaarks = 49

In the next line, we used SQL IF ELSE to check whether @Totalmarks is greater than or equal to 50 or not.

IF @TotalMaarks >= 50

If the above condition is TRUE then Sql Server Goto statement inside the If block will take the execution to the Pass label, and execute the statements inside the Pass label

PRINT ' Congratulations '
PRINT ' You pass the Examination '<br>

When the condition is FLASE (Else block is executed). It means, Goto statement inside the Else block will take the execution to the Fail label, and execute the statements inside the Fail label

PRINT ' You Failed! '
PRINT ' Better Luck Next Time '

NOTE: Although SQL Server supports GOTO statement, it is always good practice to avoid using it or at least minimize the usage.

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