break statement

break statement

Exits from a loop or switch statement

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  statement  := break ; 

The break statement exits from the nearest enclosing loop ( do , for , or while ) or switch statement. Execution continues with the statement immediately following the end of the loop or switch . An error results if break is used outside of a loop or switch statement.

Example

 while(std::cin >> x) {   if (x < 0)  break;  data.push_back(x); } 

See Also

continue , do , for , statement , switch , while , Chapter 4