Break Statement in Java
What is break statement in Java?
break statement in Java is a Jumping statement, when break is encountered in loop, the loop gets terminated immediately. In can be used in any kind of loop.
Syntax of break statement.
break;
Example of break statement:
//Java program of break statement.
public class BreakStatement {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int i;
for(i=1;i<=5;i++)
{
if(i==3)
{
break; //break statement
} //end of if
System.out.println("i is ="+i);
}//end of for loop
}//end of main method
}//end of class BreakStatement
Output:
i is =2
In the above example, the for loop will execute 2 times only ,because when condition in if statement is true, break statement will be encountered and the loop will get terminated in the third repetition.