{"id":5206,"date":"2021-03-23T12:24:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/?p=5206"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:52:25","slug":"learn-how-to-break-in-java-in-very-simple-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/tr\/learn-how-to-break-in-java-in-very-simple-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn the break Statement in Java \u2014 Explained in Very Simple Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this tutorial, you will learn to use a break in Java to end a loop. Suppose you are working with circles. Sometimes,<\/span>\u00a0you need to skip some commands inside the loop or end the loop immediately without checking the condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

In such cases, break and continue commands are used. The break statement terminates the loop immediately, and program control follows the loop. This is often used with decision statements (if\u2026 else).<\/p>\n

The break structure is:<\/p>\n

\n
break;<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
How does the break<\/a> Command work?<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"C:<\/p>\n
Example 1: break in Java<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"break <\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
    \n
  1. class Test {<\/li>\n
  2. public static void main (String [] args) {<\/li>\n
  3. <\/li>\n
  4. for (int i = 1; i <= 10; ++ i) {<\/li>\n
  5. if (i == 5) {<\/li>\n
  6. break;<\/li>\n
  7. }<\/li>\n
  8. System.out.println (i);<\/li>\n
  9. }<\/li>\n
  10. }<\/li>\n
  11. }<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n
    Output<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
    1<\/p>\n
    \u06f2<\/p>\n
    3<\/p>\n
    4<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
    In the above program, when the vi value equals 5, we put the expression i == 5 in parentheses. Then, the break Command is executed, terminating the for loop.<\/p>\n
    Example 2: The phrase break in Java<\/strong><\/p>\n
    The following program calculates the sum of the numbers the user enters until they enter a negative number.<\/p>\n
    The Scanner object is used to get input from the user.<\/p>\n
    \n
      \n
    1. import java.util.Scanner;<\/li>\n
    2. class UserInputSum {<\/li>\n
    3. public static void main (String [] args) {<\/li>\n
    4. <\/li>\n
    5. Double number, sum = 0.0;<\/li>\n
    6. Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);<\/li>\n
    7. <\/li>\n
    8. while (true) {<\/li>\n
    9. System.out.print (“Enter a number:”);<\/li>\n
    10. number = input.nextDouble ();<\/li>\n
    11. <\/li>\n
    12. if (number <0.0) {<\/li>\n
    13. break;<\/li>\n
    14. }<\/li>\n
    15. <\/li>\n
    16. sum + = number;<\/li>\n
    17. }<\/li>\n
    18. System.out.println (\u201cSum =\u201d + sum);<\/li>\n
    19. }<\/li>\n
    20. }<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n
      Output<\/strong><\/p>\n
      \n
      Enter a number: 3.2<\/p>\n
      Enter a number: 5<\/p>\n
      Enter a number: 2.3<\/p>\n
      Enter a number: 0<\/p>\n
      Enter a number: -4.5<\/p>\n
      Sum = 10.5<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
      In the above program, the while loop condition is always proper and runs until the user enters a negative number. If the user enters a negative number, the Command is executed inside the if body, which terminates the while loop<\/a>.<\/p>\n
      If there are nested loops, the break terminates the innermost loop.<\/p>\n
      \"C:<\/p>\n
      The term break terminates the inner while loop, and the program control jumps to the outer loop.<\/p>\n
      Labeled break Command<\/span><\/h2>\n
      The break statement we have discussed so far is the unmarked form break, which terminates the innermost loops for while, do\u2026 while, and switch. Another form of break command has a break tag and can be used to terminate the outer loop.<\/p>\n
      How does the labeled break Command work?<\/h2>\n
      \"C:<\/strong><\/p>\n
      Here, the label is an identifier. When you run break, the labeled Command ends, and the program control jumps to after the labeled Command.<\/p>\n
      Another example:<\/p>\n
      \n
        \n
      1. while (testExpression) {<\/li>\n
      2. \/\/ codes<\/li>\n
      3. second:<\/li>\n
      4. while (testExpression) {<\/li>\n
      5. \/\/ codes<\/li>\n
      6. while (testExpression) {<\/li>\n
      7. \/\/ codes<\/li>\n
      8. break second;<\/li>\n
      9. }<\/li>\n
      10. }<\/li>\n
      11. \/\/ control jumps here<\/li>\n
      12. }<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n
        When running break, the program control jumps to the phrase labeled second.<\/p>\n
        Example 3: Labeled break in Java structure<\/strong><\/h3>\n
        \n
          \n
        1. class LabeledBreak {<\/li>\n
        2. public static void main (String [] args) {<\/li>\n
        3. <\/li>\n
        4. first:<\/li>\n
        5. for (int i = 1; i <5; i ++) {<\/li>\n
        6. second:<\/li>\n
        7. for (int j = 1; j <3; j ++) {<\/li>\n
        8. System.out.println (\u201ci =\u201d + i + \u201c; j =\u201d + j);<\/li>\n
        9. <\/li>\n
        10. if (i == 2)<\/li>\n
        11. break first;<\/li>\n
        12. }<\/li>\n
        13. }<\/li>\n
        14. }<\/li>\n
        15. }<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n
          Output<\/strong><\/p>\n
          \n
          i = 1;\u00a0j = 1<\/p>\n
          i = 1;\u00a0j = 2<\/p>\n
          i = 2;\u00a0j = 1<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
          Here is another method of the above program: break. In the following program, the program control jumps to the second tagged phrase after terminating the first tagged phrase.<\/p>\n
          \n
            \n
          1. class LabeledBreak {<\/li>\n
          2. public static void main (String [] args) {<\/li>\n
          3. <\/li>\n
          4. first:<\/li>\n
          5. for (int i = 1; i <5; i ++) {<\/li>\n
          6. second:<\/li>\n
          7. for (int j = 1; j <3; j ++) {<\/li>\n
          8. System.out.println (\u201ci =\u201d + i + \u201c; j =\u201d + j);<\/li>\n
          9. <\/li>\n
          10. if (i == 2)<\/li>\n
          11. break second;<\/li>\n
          12. }<\/li>\n
          13. }<\/li>\n
          14. }<\/li>\n
          15. }<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n
            Output<\/strong><\/p>\n
            \n
            i = 1;\u00a0j = 1<\/p>\n
            i = 1;\u00a0j = 2<\/p>\n
            i = 2;\u00a0j = 1<\/p>\n
            i = 3;\u00a0j = 1<\/p>\n
            i = 3;\u00a0j = 2<\/p>\n
            i = 4;\u00a0j = 1<\/p>\n
            i = 4;\u00a0j = 2<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
            The break Command is also used to terminate the switch.<\/p>\n
            FAQ<\/h2>\n
            \n
            \n
            \n
            What does the break statement do in Java?<\/h3>\n
            \n\n
            It immediately exits the nearest enclosing loop or switch block, skipping any remaining iterations or cases.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
            \n
            When should I use break inside loops?<\/h3>\n
            \n\n
            Use it to stop looping when a condition is met (e.g., you found a match) instead of waiting for the loop to finish all iterations.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
            \n
            How is break different from continue and return?<\/h3>\n
            \n\n
            break exits the loop\/switch; continue skips to the next loop iteration; return exits the entire method.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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