Break Operator

Overview

The break operator is used to terminate the execution of the nearest nested outward switch, while, do-while, or for operator. Upon termination, control is passed to the operator that immediately follows the terminated one.

A primary use case for the break operator is to exit a loop prematurely when a specific condition is met, such as finding a desired value.

Syntax

break;

Example

// Searching for the first zero element in an array
int i;
for(i = 0; i < array_size; i++)
  if(array[i] == 0)
    break;

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