break and labeled break statement
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break is a keyword which is used to terminate a switch or a loop, break is used to exit the loop.It is a compile error to use break anywhere else.'break' breaks the loop without executing the rest of the statements in the block.
Example :
if(i==9)
break; // loop terminates over here Example
for ( int i=1 ; i<=5 ;i++)
{
if(i==3)
break;
System.out.print(i);
}
System.out.print("Hello");
output :
1 2 Hello
Labeled break statement
The break statement can be followed by a label. label is the name that identifies a block of code. When this form of break executes, control is transferred out of the named block of code. To name a block, put a label at the start of it. A label is any valid Java identifier followed by a colon.
Example :
class LabeledBreak
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
outer: for(int i=1;i<=5;i++)
{
inner: for(int j=1;j<=5;j++)
{
if(j>i)
break outer;
System.out.print(j);
}
System.out.println();
}
}
}
output :
1
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