break Java Keyword

The break keyword is used to prematurely exit a for, while, or do loop or to mark the end of a case block in a switch statement.

Examples

  for (i=0; i<max; i++)
  {
     if (<loop finished early>)
     {
        break;
     }
  }

  int type = <some value>;
  switch (type)
  {
     case 1:
	   <statement>
	   break;
     case 2:
	   <statement>
	   break;
     default:
	   <statement>
  }

Remarks

break always exits the innermost enclosing while, for, do or switch statement.