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JavaScript break statement: Here, we are going to learn about the break statement in JavaScript with example.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on March 11, 2019
JavaScript break statement
break is a keyword in JavaScript, it is used with the switch statement and looping to exist the control from the switch or loops block.
When a break statement executes either in a switch statement or in a loop statement, it breakouts the execution and jumps to the next statement written after the block of switch or loop.
Syntax:
break;
Example of break statement with switch statement
<html>
<head><title>JavaScipt Example</title></head>
<body>
<script>
var val = 2;
switch(val){
case 1:
document.write("One<br>");
break;
case 2:
document.write("Two<br>");
break;
case 3:
document.write("Three<br>");
break;
default:
document.write("NOne<br>");
break;
};
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
Two
Example of break statement with loop statement
<html>
<head><title>JavaScipt Example</title></head>
<body>
<script>
var loop = 1;
//break when value of loop is 7
for(loop=1; loop<=10; loop++){
if(loop==7)
break;
document.write(loop + " ");
}
document.write("<br>");
document.write("Outside of the loop<br>");
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
1 2 3 4 5 6
Outside of the loop
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