JavaScript Break and Continue
The break and continue statements are used in JavaScript to alter the flow of a for, while, or do...while loop.
For example, if you use the break statement within a for loop, the loop will be terminated early.
If you use the continue statement within a for loop, one iteration of the loop will be skipped.
The Break Statement
The break keyword is used to immediately terminate a loop. When the break keyword is encountered in a loop, the loop will be exited and control will be passed to the next statement following the loop.
Here is an example of using the break keyword in a for loop:
In this example:
- The loop will be terminated when
i is equal to 3.
The Continue Statement
The continue keyword is used to skip the current iteration of a loop and move on to the next iteration.
When the continue keyword is encountered in a loop, the current iteration will be skipped and control will be passed to the next iteration of the loop.
Here is an example of using the continue keyword in a for loop:
In this example:
- The iteration when
i is equal to 3 will be skipped.