break statement, continue statement in C-language

break statement:         The break statement is used in loop control statements such as while, do-while, for and switch statements to terminate the execution of the loop or switch statement.  The general format of break statement is:

           

               Syntax:           break;

            When the keyword break is encountered inside any C loop, control automatically skip entire loop and passes to the statements available after the loop.

/* Example program for break statement */

main()

{

int i;

clrscr();

for(int i=1;i<10;i++)

{

            if(i==5)

            {

            printf("\n Come out from for loop when i equal to 5");

            break;

            }

printf("%3d",i);

getch();

}

continue statement:            The continue statement is used in while, do-while and for statements to terminate an iteration.  The general format of continue statement is:

            Syntax:           continue;

            When the keyword continue is encountered inside any C loop, compiler skips the remaining statements available after the continue statement and control reaches to next iteration of the loop.

/* Example program for continue statement */

main()

{

int i;

clrscr();

for(int i=1;i<10;i++)

{

            if(i==5 || i==6)

            {

            continue;

            }

printf("%3d",i);

getch();

}