break
break – Terminates the current loop, switch, or label statement.
Description
break [label label]
Parameters
| Name |
Description |
Type |
Default |
Optional |
| label |
|
label |
|
Yes |
Examples
Example #1 – break example
Breaking out of a loop.
var i = 1;
while (i <= 10) {
console.log('Running loop # ' + i);
if (i === 5) {
console.log('Breaking out.');
break;
}
i++;
}
Example #2 – break example
Breaking out of a label.
console.log('Before section label');
section: {
break section;
console.log('Never executed');
}
console.log('After section label');
Example #3 – break example
Breaking out of nested labels.
section: {
console.log('In section');
subSection: {
console.log('In sub section');
break section;
console.log('Never executed');
}
console.log('Never executed');
}
console.log('It can even be nested!');
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