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     12 <h1>goto</h1>
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     14 <h2>Purpose</h2>
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     16 <p>
     17 Unconditionally jump to the indicated instruction.
     18 </p>
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     20 Note: The branch offset may not be 0. (A spin loop may be legally constructed
     21 either with goto/32 or by including a nop as a target before the branch.)
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     24 <h2>Details</h2>
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     26 <table class="instruc">
     27 <thead>
     28 <tr>
     29   <th>Op &amp; Format</th>
     30   <th>Mnemonic / Syntax</th>
     31   <th>Arguments</th>
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     33 </thead>
     34 <tbody>
     35 <tr>
     36   <td>28 10t</td>
     37   <td>goto +AA</td>
     38   <td><code>A:</code> signed branch offset (8 bits)</td>
     39 </tr>
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     41 </table>
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     43 <h2>Constraints</h2>
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     45 <ul>
     46   <li>
     47     A must point to a valid bytecode instruction inside the current method.
     48   </li>
     49   <li>
     50     A must not be 0.
     51   </li>
     52 </ul>
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     54 <h2>Behavior</h2>
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     56 <ul>
     57   <li>
     58     The (otherwise invisible) program counter PC is set to the address of the
     59     instruction plus the given offset, that is, PC' = PC(goto) + A.
     60   </li>
     61   <li>
     62     Executions resumes at PC'.
     63   </li>
     64 </ul>
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     66 <h2>Exceptions</h2>
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     68 <p>
     69 None.
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