File : 03.lua

-- title: goto to build multiple if
-- topics: if, goto
--****************************
n=0
if     n==1 then print(1111)
elseif n==2 then print(2222)
elseif n==3 then print(3333)
elseif n==4 then print(4444)
else             print('????')
end
print('quitting from elseif code-section')
--****************************
n=3
if n==1 then print(1111) goto prosecution end
if n==2 then print(2222) goto prosecution end
if n==3 then print(3333) goto prosecution end
if n==4 then print(4444) goto prosecution end
print('????')
:: prosecution ::
print('quitting from if-goto code-section')

-- additionally: table-based
print("table based")
table1={1111,2222,3333,4444}
print(table1[n] or '????')