break

Category

Statements

Syntax

Description

Use the break statement within loops to pass control to the first statement following the innermost switch, for, while, or do block.

Example

This example illustrates the use of keywords break, case, default, and switch.

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#include <iostream>
        
using namespace std;
        
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
  char ch;
        
  cout << "PRESS a, b, OR c. ANY OTHER CHOICE WILL TERMINATE THIS PROGRAM." << endl;
  for ( /* FOREVER */; cin >> ch; )
    switch (ch)
    {
      case 'a' :    /* THE CHOICE OF a HAS ITS OWN ACTION. */
        cout << endl << "Option a was selected." << endl;
        break;
      case 'b' :    /* BOTH b AND c GET THE SAME RESULTS. */
      case 'c' :
        cout << endl << "Option b or c was selected." << endl;
        break;
      default :
        cout << endl << "NOT A VALID CHOICE!  Bye ..." << endl;
        return(-1);
    }
}