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Break keyword is often used inside loops control structures and switch statements. It is used to terminate loops and switch statements in java. When the break keyword is encountered within a loop, the loop is immediately terminated and the program control goes to the next statement following the loop. When the break keyword is used in a nested loop, only the inner loop will get terminated. Even it is used with if statement to terminated when a certain condition is met.
The break keyword has special usage inside the switch statement. Every case in the switch statement is followed by a break keyword, such that whenever the program control jumps to the next case, it wouldn't execute subsequent cases.
Real-life Illustration:
Consider a person climbing stairs. Now the red line here is depicting the stair on which his/her shoe slips and he/she rolls backs to the base. Remember if he/she slips, he/she will always be landing on the base.
Here in computers in programming language there is a keyword called 'break' which will abruptly stop the further execution of all the statements following it defined in that scope.
Syntax:
break keyword along with a semicolon
break;
Flow chart of Break statement
Use of Break Keyword is mostly found in loop concepts:
| Types of loops | Usage of 'break' keyword |
|---|---|
| Simple loop | While the goal of insertion, delete, or updation is completed and there itself wants the program to terminate |
| Nested loop | When the user wants to take command from innermost loop to outer loop |
| Infinite loop | When the program enters into an infinite looping state |
Case 1: Break keyword inside FOR loop
In order to show how to use the break keyword within For loop. Considering when the value of 'i' becomes 39, the break keyword plays its role and terminate the for a loop. All values of 'i' before 39, are displayed in the result.
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36
Case 2: Break keyword inside WHILE loop
In order to show how to use the break keyword within the While loop. Considering when the value of 'i' becomes 15, the break keyword plays its role and terminate the for a loop. All values of 'i' greater than 15 till 35, are displayed in the result.
35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
Case 3: Break keyword inside DO-WHILE loop
In order to show how to use the break keyword within the Do-while loop. Considering when the value of 'i' becomes 80, the break keyword plays its role and terminate the for a loop. All values of i'' before 80, are displayed in the result.
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75
Case 4: Break keyword inside the Switch statement
In order to show how to use the break keyword within For loop. The break keyword is used at the bottom of every switch case to terminate each statement sequence and prevent the mixing of switch-case statements.
TWENTY
Case 5: Break keyword inside label block
In order to show how to use the break keyword within label block. The break keyword is used in the line from where we need to break the label block using break word followed by label name.
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