Introduction to Break in C

[thiruvasagamani]

Break Statement :

while( condition)
{
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if( condition)
break;
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}

When break statement is executed control goes out of loop.Next statement executed after break is statement outside the loop.Statement following break are skipped along with remain iteration of loop.

NOTE:
Break can be used in for, while , do- while loops and switch

if( condition)
{
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break; // error
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}
we cannot use break in 'if' statement but 'if' is enclosed in a loop break can be used in 'if' as well that is
while( condition)
{
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while( condition)
{
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if( condition)
break;
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}
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}

From the above , when break is used in the inner loop, control goes out of inner loop but not from outer loop.