5.8 break and continue Statements
In addition to selection and repetition statements, Java provides statements break
(which we discussed in the context of the switch
statement)and continue (presented in this section and online Appendix L) to alter the flow of control. The preceding section showed how break
can be used to terminate a switch
statement’s execution. This section discusses how to use break
in repetition statements.
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