The break statement

A break statement lets you end an iterative (do, for, or while) statement or a switch statement and exit from it at any point other than the logical end. A break may only appear on one of these statements.

In an iterative statement, the break statement ends the loop and moves control to the next statement outside the loop. Within nested statements, the break statement ends only the smallest enclosing do, for, switch, or while statement.

In a switch statement, the break passes control out of the switch body to the next statement outside the switch statement.