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C break statement

The break is a keyword in C which is used to bring the program control out of the loop. The break
statement is used inside loops or switch statement. The break statement breaks the loop one by one, i.e.,
in the case of nested loops, it breaks the inner loop first and then proceeds to outer loops. The break
statement in C can be used in the following two scenarios:

1. With switch case

2. With loop

Syntax:

//loop or switch case


break;

Flowchart of break in c

Example

#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
void main ()
{
int i;
for(i = 0; i<10; i++)
{
printf("%d ",i);
if(i == 5)
break;
}
printf("came outside of loop i = %d",i);

Output

0 1 2 3 4 5 came outside of loop i = 5

Example of C break statement with switch case

Click here to see the example of C break with the switch statement

C break statement with the nested loop


In such case, it breaks only the inner loop, but not outer loop.

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int i=1,j=1;//initializing a local variable
for(i=1;i<=3;i++){
for(j=1;j<=3;j++){
printf("%d &d\n",i,j);
if(i==2 && j==2){
break;//will break loop of j only
}
}//end of for loop
return 0;
}

Output

1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
2 2
3 1
3 2
3 3

As you can see the output on the console, 2 3 is not printed because there is a break statement after
printing i==2 and j==2. But 3 1, 3 2 and 3 3 are printed because the break statement is used to break
the inner loop only.

break statement with while loop


Consider the following example to use break statement inside while loop.

#include<stdio.h>
void main ()
{
int i = 0;
while(1)
{
printf("%d ",i);
i++;
if(i == 10)
break;
}
printf("came out of while loop");
}

Output

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 came out of while loop


break statement with do-while loop
Consider the following example to use the break statement with a do-while loop.

#include<stdio.h>
void main ()
{
int n=2,i,choice;
do
{
i=1;
while(i<=10)
{
printf("%d X %d = %d\n",n,i,n*i);
i++;
}
printf("do you want to continue with the table of %d , enter any non-
zero value to continue.",n+1);
scanf("%d",&choice);
if(choice == 0)
{
break;
}
n++;
}while(1);
}

Output

2 X 1 = 2
2 X 2 = 4
2 X 3 = 6
2 X 4 = 8
2 X 5 = 10
2 X 6 = 12
2 X 7 = 14
2 X 8 = 16
2 X 9 = 18
2 X 10 = 20
do you want to continue with the table of 3 , enter any non-zero value to continue.1
3 X 1 = 3
3 X 2 = 6
3 X 3 = 9
3 X 4 = 12
3 X 5 = 15
3 X 6 = 18
3 X 7 = 21
3 X 8 = 24
3 X 9 = 27
3 X 10 = 30
do you want to continue with the table of 4 , enter any non-zero value to continue.0

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