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Break statement in Java
Last Updated : 03 May, 2024
Break Statement is a loop control statement that is used to terminate the loop. As
soon as the break statement is encountered from within a loop, the loop iterations
stop there, and control returns from the loop immediately to the first statement
after the loop.
Syntax:

break;
Basically, break statements are used in situations when we are not sure about the
actual number of iterations for the loop or we want to terminate the loop based on
some condition.

Break: In Java, the break is majorly used for:

Terminate a sequence in a switch statement (discussed above).

To exit a loop.
Used as a “civilized” form of goto.
Use of break in Switch cases

import java.io.*;
// Use of break statement in switch
class GFG {
public static void main (String[] args) {
//assigning n as integer value
int n = 1;
//passing n to switch
// it will check n and display output accordingly
switch(n){
case 1:
System.out.println("GFG");
break;
case 2:
System.out.println("Second Case");
break;
default:
System.out.println("default case");
}
 }
}

Output
GFG
Using break to exit a Loop

Using break, we can force immediate termination of a loop, bypassing the

conditional expression and any remaining code in the body of the loop.
Note: Break, when used inside a set of nested loops, will only break out of the
innermost loop.

using-break-to-exit-a-loop-in-java

Example:

// Java program to illustrate using

// break to exit a loop
class BreakLoopDemo {
public static void main(String args[])
{
// Initially loop is set to run from 0-9
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
// terminate loop when i is 5.
if (i == 5)
break;

System.out.println("i: " + i);

}
System.out.println("Loop complete.");
}
}

Output
i: 0
i: 1
i: 2
i: 3
i: 4
Loop complete.
Time Complexity: O(1)

Auxiliary Space : O(1)

Using break as a Form of Goto

Java does not have a goto statement because it provides a way to branch in an
arbitrary and unstructured manner. Java uses the label. A Label is used to
identifies a block of code.
Syntax:

label:
{
statement1;
statement2;
statement3;
.
 .
}
Now, break statement can be use to jump out of target block.
Note: You cannot break to any label which is not defined for an enclosing block.
Syntax:

break label;
Example:

// Java program to illustrate

// using break with goto
class BreakLabelDemo {
public static void main(String args[])
{
boolean t = true;

// label first
first : {

// Illegal statement here

// as label second is not
// introduced yet break second;
second : {
third : {
// Before break
System.out.println("Before the break statement");

// break will take the control out of

// second label
if (t)
break second;
System.out.println("This won't execute.");
}
System.out.println("This won't execute.");
}

// First block
System.out.println("This is after second block.");
}
}
}

Output
Before the break statement
This is after second block.
Time Complexity: O(1)

Auxiliary Space : O(1)

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