CS Break Statement

What is Break Statement?

Break Statement is a declaration of the loop control that is used to end a loop. Once the break statement is found within a loop, the loop iterations stop and the controller immediately returns from the loop to the first declaration following the loop.

The C# break is used for breaking loop or switching statement. It interrupts the current program flow at the given stage. When the internal loop occurs, it only breaks the internal loop.

Syntax

jump-statement; 
break;

 

Flowchart:

 

 

C# Break Statement Example

Simple example of the C# break declaration used within the loop

    using System;  
    public class BreakExample  
        {  
          public static void Main(string[] args)  
          {  
              for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++)  
              {  
                  if (i == 6)  
                  {  
                      break;  
                  }  
                  Console.WriteLine(i);  
              }  
          }  
       } 
 

Output:

1
2
3
4
5

 

 

C# Break Statement with Inner Loop

C# break declaration breaks the inner loop only, if we use break declaration within the inner loop.

using System;
public class BreakExample
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        for (int i = 1; i<= 3; i++){
            for (int j = 1; j<= 3; j++){
                if (i == 2 && j == 2){
                    break;
                }
                Console.WriteLine(i + " " + j);
            }
        }
    }
}

Output:

1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3