C break statement
Description
break statement exit a loop.
Syntax
break statement has the following syntax.
break;Example
Break out of a while loop
#include<stdio.h>
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main(){
int i = 0;
while (1)
{
i = i + 1;
printf(" the value of i is %d\n",i);
if (i>5) {
break;
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
Breaking out of a for loop
#include <stdio.h>
// w w w . j ava 2 s .co m
int main()
{
char ch;
puts("Start typing");
puts("Press ~ then Enter to stop");
for(;;)
{
ch=getchar();
if(ch=='~')
{
break;
}
}
printf("Thanks!\n");
return(0);
}
The code above generates the following result.
