Java Break/Continue

Java Break

Similar to break in switch statement, we use it in while and for statement to “jump out” of a loop.

Example

for(int i=0; i<5; i++){
       if (i==3)
              break;
       System.out.println(i);
}

Output

0
1
2

Java Continue

The continue statement breaks one iteration in the loop, if a specified condition is true and continues with the next iteration in the loop.

Example

for(int i=0; i<5; i++){
       if (i==3)
              continue;
       System.out.println(i);
}

Output

0
1
2
4

Output Explained

The above example skips the value of 4.

 

Break and Continue in While loop

You can also use break and continue in while loops.

Break – Example

int i = 0;
while (i<5){
       System.out.println(i);
       i++;
       if (i==3)
              break;
}

Output

0
1
2 

Continue – Example

while (i<5){
       i++;
       if (i==3)
              continue;
       System.out.println(i);
}

Output

1
2
4
5