Comments on: Why Does This C# Code Compile?

By: Ry4an

Ry4an — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:05:26 +0000

I first saw this in the Java Puzzlers book. Full of fun little compiler oddities.

By: Joey deVilla

Joey deVilla — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:30:04 +0000

@David Janes: Yup, there's a goto statement in C#. C# also has the break and continue keywords, but unlike Java, they don't support labels and are limited to breaking out of or starting at the next iteration of the current loop. That's what C#'s goto (which java doesn't have) is for.

By: David Janes

David Janes — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:39:26 +0000

Label? Does C# have GOTOs?

By: Danny V

Danny V — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:33:26 +0000

I guess the simplest answer is correct. I was thinking that maybe C# parses URLs in some way but the label-comment combo came to mind too.

By: Enrico

Enrico — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:39:16 +0000

That was my first guess and I’ve never done anything with C#. Still a neat little puzzle though. =)

By: Joey deVilla

Joey deVilla — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:33:33 +0000

The Asnwer: The compiler interprets the line http://www.globalnerdy.com this way:

http: is a label.
//www.globalnerdy.com is a comment.