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 All of these statements change the flow of control in a c++ program.  They change the behavior of control structures and therefore make it more difficult to understand the final flow of control in a program.  For these reasons, the use of these statements is heavily restricted. All of these statements change the flow of control in a c++ program.  They change the behavior of control structures and therefore make it more difficult to understand the final flow of control in a program.  For these reasons, the use of these statements is heavily restricted.
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 +===== Summary =====
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 +  * Do not use continue statements
 +  * Do not use goto statements
 +  * Only use break statements in switch statements
 +  * Only use a single return statement per function. It must be the last statement in the function.
 +  * All functions should have a return statement.
  
 ===== goto ===== ===== goto =====
  
-The use of a goto statement transfers code to a predefined location in the program.  This can produce code which is difficult to follow and is therefor prohibited by the local style guide.+The use of a goto statement transfers code to a predefined location in the program.  This can produce code which is difficult to follow and is therefore prohibited by the local style guide.
 ===== continue ===== ===== continue =====
  
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