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The Java break statement is used to terminate loops or switch statements immediately, resuming control at the next statement following the loop. It can be applied in all types of loops including for, while, and do-while loops, and can also break inner loops or outer loops when labeled. Examples demonstrate its usage in various loop structures, showcasing how it affects program flow.

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Break

The Java break statement is used to terminate loops or switch statements immediately, resuming control at the next statement following the loop. It can be applied in all types of loops including for, while, and do-while loops, and can also break inner loops or outer loops when labeled. Examples demonstrate its usage in various loop structures, showcasing how it affects program flow.

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Java Break Statement

When a break statement is encountered inside a loop, the loop is immediately


terminated and the program control resumes at the next statement following the loop.

The Java break statement is used to break loop or switch

statement. It breaks the current flow of the program at specified condition. In case of inner
loop, it breaks only inner loop.

We can use Java break statement in all types of loops such as for loop

, while loop
and do-while loop
.

Syntax:

1. jump-statement;
2. break;

Flowchart of Break Statement


Java Break Statement with Loop
Example:

BreakExample.java

1. //Java Program to demonstrate the use of break statement


2. //inside the for loop.
3. public class BreakExample {
4. public static void main(String[] args) {
5. //using for loop
6. for(int i=1;i<=10;i++){
7. if(i==5){
8. //breaking the loop
9. break;
10. }
11. System.out.println(i);
12. }
13. }
14. }

Output:

1
2
3
4
Java Break Statement with Inner Loop
It breaks inner loop only if you use break statement inside the inner loop.

Example:

BreakExample2.java

1. //Java Program to illustrate the use of break statement


2. //inside an inner loop
3. public class BreakExample2 {
4. public static void main(String[] args) {
5. //outer loop
6. for(int i=1;i<=3;i++){
7. //inner loop
8. for(int j=1;j<=3;j++){
9. if(i==2&&j==2){
10. //using break statement inside the inner loop
11. break;
12. }
13. System.out.println(i+" "+j);
14. }
15. }
16. }
17. }

Output:

1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
Java Break Statement with Labeled For Loop
We can use break statement with a label. The feature is introduced since JDK 1.5. So,
we can break any loop in Java now whether it is outer or inner loop.

Example:

BreakExample3.java

1. //Java Program to illustrate the use of continue statement


2. //with label inside an inner loop to break outer loop
3. public class BreakExample3 {
4. public static void main(String[] args) {
5. aa:
6. for(int i=1;i<=3;i++){
7. bb:
8. for(int j=1;j<=3;j++){
9. if(i==2&&j==2){
10. //using break statement with label
11. break aa;
12. }
13. System.out.println(i+" "+j);
14. }
15. }
16. }
17. }

Output:

1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
Java Break Statement in while loop
Example:

BreakWhileExample.java

1. //Java Program to demonstrate the use of break statement


2. //inside the while loop.
3. public class BreakWhileExample {
4. public static void main(String[] args) {
5. //while loop
6. int i=1;
7. while(i<=10){
8. if(i==5){
9. //using break statement
10. i++;
11. break;//it will break the loop
12. }
13. System.out.println(i);
14. i++;
15. }
16. }
17. }

Output:

1
2
3
4
Java Break Statement in do-while loop
Example:

BreakDoWhileExample.java

1. //Java Program to demonstrate the use of break statement


2. //inside the Java do-while loop.
3. public class BreakDoWhileExample {
4. public static void main(String[] args) {
5. //declaring variable
6. int i=1;
7. //do-while loop
8. do{
9. if(i==5){
10. //using break statement
11. i++;
12. break;//it will break the loop
13. }
14. System.out.println(i);
15. i++;
16. }while(i<=10);
17. }
18. }

Output:

1
2
3
4
Java Break Statement with Switch
To understand the example of break with switch statement, please visit here: Java
Switch Statement

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