Break and Continue
Break
The break statement in Java is used to stop (terminate) a loop or switch statement immediately and move the control to the next statement after it.
Use of break:
- It is used inside loops like for, while, and do-while
- It is used in switch statements
- It stops execution when a specific condition is met
- It can be used to jump out of a loop or switch block
The break statement is used to immediately exit from a loop or switch when a condition is satisfied.
Example
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// for loop starts from 0 and runs until i is less than 10
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
// check condition: if i becomes 4
if (i == 4) {
// break statement stops the loop immediately
break;
}
// prints the value of i
System.out.println(i);
}
}
}
Continue
The continue statement in Java is used to skip the current iteration of a loop when a specified condition occurs and continue with the next iteration.
Use of continue:
- Used inside loops like for, while, and do-while
- Skips the current loop execution when a condition is met
- Continues with the next iteration of the loop
Example
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// for loop starts from 0 and runs until i is less than 10
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
// check condition: if i becomes 4
if (i == 4) {
// continue statement skips this iteration
// and moves to the next loop cycle
continue;
}
// prints the value of i
System.out.println(i);
}
}
}