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Loop Jump Statements: break, continue, and Labeled Breaks

Beginner13 min read•Updated: 2026-10-22

🛑 Loop Jump Statements: break, continue, and Labeled Breaks

Introduction

Loop execution can be dynamically altered using break (terminate loop immediately) and continue (skip to next iteration). Java also features labeled breaks to exit deeply nested loops in one step without messy flags.

⚡ `break` and `continue`

1public class JumpDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
      System.out.println("Odd numbers between 1 and 10 (skipping 5):");
      for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
          if (i % 2 == 0) continue; // Skip evens
          if (i == 5) continue;     // Skip 5
          System.out.print(i + " ");
      }
      System.out.println();
  }
11}

🏷️ The Java Labeled Break (Exiting Nested Loops)

In C and C++, breaking out of nested loops often required a goto statement. Java does not have goto; instead, it provides labeled statements:

1public class LabeledBreakDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
      int[][] matrix = {
          {1, 2, 3},
          {4, 99, 6}, // 99 is target
          {7, 8, 9}
      };
8 
      int target = 99;
      boolean found = false;
11 
      // Label attached to outer loop:
      searchLoop:
      for (int row = 0; row < matrix.length; row++) {
          for (int col = 0; col < matrix[row].length; col++) {
              if (matrix[row][col] == target) {
                  System.out.printf("Found %d at row %d, col %d!%n", target, row, col);
                  found = true;
                  break searchLoop; // Instantly breaks BOTH loops!
              }
          }
      }
  }
24}

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Loop Jump Statements: break, continue, and Labeled Breaks

Beginner13 min read•Updated: 2026-10-22

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🛑 Loop Jump Statements: break, continue, and Labeled Breaks

Introduction

⚡ `break` and `continue`

1public class JumpDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
      System.out.println("Odd numbers between 1 and 10 (skipping 5):");
      for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
          if (i % 2 == 0) continue; // Skip evens
          if (i == 5) continue;     // Skip 5
          System.out.print(i + " ");
      }
      System.out.println();
  }
11}

🏷️ The Java Labeled Break (Exiting Nested Loops)

In C and C++, breaking out of nested loops often required a goto statement. Java does not have goto; instead, it provides labeled statements:

1public class LabeledBreakDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
      int[][] matrix = {
          {1, 2, 3},
          {4, 99, 6}, // 99 is target
          {7, 8, 9}
      };
8 
      int target = 99;
      boolean found = false;
11 
      // Label attached to outer loop:
      searchLoop:
      for (int row = 0; row < matrix.length; row++) {
          for (int col = 0; col < matrix[row].length; col++) {
              if (matrix[row][col] == target) {
                  System.out.printf("Found %d at row %d, col %d!%n", target, row, col);
                  found = true;
                  break searchLoop; // Instantly breaks BOTH loops!
              }
          }
      }
  }
24}

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🛑 Loop Jump Statements: break, continue, and Labeled Breaks

Introduction

⚡ break and continue

🏷️ The Java Labeled Break (Exiting Nested Loops)

Nested Loops and Algorithmic Pattern Output

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🛑 Loop Jump Statements: break, continue, and Labeled Breaks

Introduction

⚡ break and continue

🏷️ The Java Labeled Break (Exiting Nested Loops)

Nested Loops and Algorithmic Pattern Output

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Practice Quiz

⚡ `break` and `continue`

⚡ `break` and `continue`