ID Number: Q70059
5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00 | 5.10 6.00 6.00a
MS-DOS | OS/2
Summary:
In Microsoft C versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0ax, and C/C++ 7.0, when
using a goto statement, the label referenced by that statement must be
followed by a null statement (a semicolon) if it immediately precedes
a closing curly brace (}). Failure to include a semicolon (;) in this
case results in the following compiler error:
error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '}'
More Information:
The requirement of the null statement before the closing curly brace
is part of the C language and is documented in the ANSI specification
in Section 3.6.3 as follows:
A null statement may also be used to carry a label just before
the closing } of a compound statement.
To eliminate a C2143 error caused by this situation, add a semicolon
after the label. For example, the sample code below generates this
error, which can be eliminated if the line with the label is changed
to the following:
Label:;
Sample Code
-----------
/* Compile options needed: none
*/
void main(void)
{
goto Label;
Label: /* A semicolon should follow this label */
}
Additional reference words: 5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00 s_quickc