The Labeled break Statement : Break Statement « Statement Control « Java Tutorial

1. Java Tutorial
2. Statement Control
3. Break Statement

1. The break statement can be followed by a label.
2. The presence of a label will transfer control to the start of the code identified by the label.
3. For example, consider this code.

public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    OuterLoop: for (int i = 2;; i++) {
      for (int j = 2; j < i; j++) {
        if (i % j == 0) {
          continue OuterLoop;
        }
      }
      System.out.println(i);
      if (i == 37) {
        break OuterLoop;
      }
    }
  }
}

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