Break and Continue statements

In C, the break and continue statements are used to alter the flow of control within loops (such as for and while loops) and switch statements.

break Statement:

The break statement is used to exit a loop or a switch statement prematurely. It is often used to terminate the loop or switch when a certain condition is met.

#include <stdio.h> int main() { // Using break in a for loop for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) { if (i == 5) { printf("Reached the condition. Breaking out of the loop.\n"); break; // Exit the loop when i becomes 5 } printf("Current value of i: %d\n", i); } return 0; } output: Current value of i: 1 Current value of i: 2 Current value of i: 3 Current value of i: 4

Reached the condition. Breaking out of the loop.

In this example, the loop will terminate when i becomes 5.

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continue Statement:

The continue statement is used to skip the rest of the code inside a loop for the current iteration and move to the next iteration of the loop.

#include <stdio.h> int main() { // Using continue in a for loop for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) { if (i == 3) { printf("Skipping iteration when i is 3.\n"); continue; // Skip the rest of the loop for i = 3 } printf("Current value of i: %d\n", i); } return 0; } output: Current value of i: 1 Current value of i: 2 Skipping iteration when i is 3. Current value of i: 4 Current value of i: 5

In this example, when i is 3, the continue statement will skip the printf statement and move to the next iteration of the loop.

Both break and continue statements provide a way to control the flow of a loop based on certain conditions, making your code more flexible and efficient.