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NAME¶
<setjmp.h>: Non-local goto -Functions¶
int setjmp (jmp_buf __jmpb)
Detailed Description¶
While the C language has the dreaded goto statement, it can only be used to jump to a label in the same (local) function. In order to jump directly to another (non-local) function, the C library provides the setjmp() and longjmp() functions. setjmp() and longjmp() are useful for dealing with errors and interrupts encountered in a low-level subroutine of a program. Note:setjmp() and longjmp() make programs hard
to understand and maintain. If possible, an alternative should be used.
longjmp() can destroy changes made to global register variables (see
How to permanently bind a variable to a register?).
For a very detailed discussion of setjmp()/longjmp(), see Chapter 7 of
Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, by W. Richard Stevens.
Example:
#include <setjmp.h> jmp_buf env; int main (void) { if (setjmp (env)) { ... handle error ... } while (1) { ... main processing loop which calls foo() some where ... } } ... void foo (void) { ... blah, blah, blah ... if (err) { longjmp (env, 1); } }
Function Documentation¶
void longjmp (jmp_buf__jmpb, int__ret)¶
Non-local jump to a saved stack context.#include <setjmp.h>longjmp() restores the environment saved by the last call of setjmp() with the corresponding __jmpb argument. After longjmp() is completed, program execution continues as if the corresponding call of setjmp() had just returned the value __ret. Note:
longjmp() cannot cause 0 to be returned. If
longjmp() is invoked with a second argument of 0, 1 will be returned
instead.
Parameters:
__jmpb Information saved by a previous call to
setjmp().
__ret Value to return to the caller of setjmp().
Returns:
This function never returns.
int setjmp (jmp_buf__jmpb)¶
Save stack context for non-local goto.#include <setjmp.h>setjmp() saves the stack context/environment in __jmpb for later use by longjmp(). The stack context will be invalidated if the function which called setjmp() returns. Parameters:
__jmpb Variable of type jmp_buf which holds the
stack information such that the environment can be restored.
Returns:
setjmp() returns 0 if returning directly, and
non-zero when returning from longjmp() using the saved context.
Author¶
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