Labels

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=ProPgLabels
• Last revised: 2025-04-15

---

Defines a location in a program.

Syntax

symbolname :

or

literalnumber

Description

A label can define a place in a program where Goto or Gosub can jump to.

A label can also mark Data blocks, allowing Restore to change the Read sequence.

A label can be a positive integer line number or a symbolname. In both cases, the label must start at the first column of line. A symbolname label must end with a colon (😃 character.

Examples

start GeSHi

'' Compile with -lang fblite or qb

#lang "fblite"

beginning:
3 Print "Hello World!"
Goto beginning

end GeSHi

start GeSHi

'' compile with -lang qb

'$lang: "qb"

'' Labels can be used to "bookmark" DATA blocks, allowing RESTORE to alter the READ sequence.
Read a,b,c
Restore here
Read d,e
Print a,b,c,d,e

Data 1,2,3,4,5
here:
Data 6,7,8

end GeSHi

Output:

1,2,3,6,7

Dialect Differences

• Line numbers with decimals is available only in the -lang qb dialect.

Differences from QB

• None if compiled in the -lang qb dialect.

See also

• Gosub
• Goto
• Restore

Back to DocToc