Java- break keyword / Chapter -7 / Flow Control

3.Transfer Statement:-
1.break:-

break is used to break the control flow from switch & loops

We can  use break keyword in following places.

• Inside switch ( ) to stop fall through.

example:

int x=0

switch(x)

{

  case 0 :

              System.out.println(0);

  case 1 :
              System.out.println(1);
                                  break;
  case 2 :
              System.out.println(2);

default : System.out.println(default);
}
Output is :   0
                   1

• Inside loop to break loop execution based on some condition.

example:-

for(int i=0;i<10;i++)
{
          if(i==5)
           break;
            System.out.println(i);
}
Output is :  0
                 1
                 2
                 3
                 4
               

• Inside labeled  blocks:

To break execution based on some condition.

example:-
class Test
{
       public static void main(String [] args)
       {
              int x=10;
              l1:
                {
                  System.out.println("begin");
                    if(x==10)
                    break;
                    else
                   System.out.println("end");
                }
                    System.out.println("Hello");
       }
}        
                Output is:-   begin
                                   Hello
       

Note:These are the only places where we can use break statement.
If we are using break anywhere else we will get compile time error saying"break outside switch or loop".
example:-
class Test
 {
  public static void main(String [] args)
       {
              int x=10;
              if(x==10)
              break;
                  System.out.println("Hello");
         }
 }              Compile Time Error: break outside switch or loop

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