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Loop Control: break, continue, and Nested Iteration Patterns

Beginner12 min read•Updated: 2026-10-22

🛑 Loop Control: break, continue, and Nested Iteration Patterns

Introduction

Loop execution can be dynamically altered using break (premature exit) and continue (skipping to the next iteration). These controls are especially important in search algorithms and 2D grid matrix traversals.

⚡ The `break` vs `continue` Statements

break: Terminate the innermost enclosing loop immediately.
continue: Skip the remainder of the current iteration and jump to the loop update step.

1#include <iostream>
2 
3int main() {
  std::cout << "Odd numbers between 1 and 10 (skipping 5):\n";
  for (int i = 1; i <= 10; ++i) {
      if (i % 2 == 0) {
          continue; // Skip even numbers
      }
      if (i == 5) {
          continue; // Skip number 5
      }
      std::cout << i << " ";
  }
  std::cout << "\n";
  return 0;
16}

🔲 Nested Loops & 2D Grid Pattern Generation

1#include <iostream>
2#include <iomanip>
3 
4int main() {
5    std::cout << "=== Multiplication Grid (1 to 5) ===\n";
6    for (int row = 1; row <= 5; ++row) {
7        for (int col = 1; col <= 5; ++col) {
8            std::cout << std::setw(4) << (row * col);
9        }
10        std::cout << "\n";
11    }
12    return 0;
13}

Output:

1=== Multiplication Grid (1 to 5) ===
 1   2   3   4   5
 2   4   6   8  10
 3   6   9  12  15
 4   8  12  16  20
 5  10  15  20  25

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Loop Control: break, continue, and Nested Iteration Patterns

Beginner12 min read•Updated: 2026-10-22

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🛑 Loop Control: break, continue, and Nested Iteration Patterns

Introduction

⚡ The `break` vs `continue` Statements

break: Terminate the innermost enclosing loop immediately.
continue: Skip the remainder of the current iteration and jump to the loop update step.

1#include <iostream>
2 
3int main() {
  std::cout << "Odd numbers between 1 and 10 (skipping 5):\n";
  for (int i = 1; i <= 10; ++i) {
      if (i % 2 == 0) {
          continue; // Skip even numbers
      }
      if (i == 5) {
          continue; // Skip number 5
      }
      std::cout << i << " ";
  }
  std::cout << "\n";
  return 0;
16}

🔲 Nested Loops & 2D Grid Pattern Generation

1#include <iostream>
2#include <iomanip>
3 
4int main() {
5    std::cout << "=== Multiplication Grid (1 to 5) ===\n";
6    for (int row = 1; row <= 5; ++row) {
7        for (int col = 1; col <= 5; ++col) {
8            std::cout << std::setw(4) << (row * col);
9        }
10        std::cout << "\n";
11    }
12    return 0;
13}

Output:

1=== Multiplication Grid (1 to 5) ===
 1   2   3   4   5
 2   4   6   8  10
 3   6   9  12  15
 4   8  12  16  20
 5  10  15  20  25

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🛑 Loop Control: break, continue, and Nested Iteration Patterns

Introduction

⚡ The break vs continue Statements

🔲 Nested Loops & 2D Grid Pattern Generation

Output:

Function Declarations, Definitions, and Return Types

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Practice Quiz

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🛑 Loop Control: break, continue, and Nested Iteration Patterns

Introduction

⚡ The break vs continue Statements

🔲 Nested Loops & 2D Grid Pattern Generation

Output:

Function Declarations, Definitions, and Return Types

Related Lessons

Practice Quiz

⚡ The `break` vs `continue` Statements

⚡ The `break` vs `continue` Statements