Break and continue in Javascript.

Using break and continue keyword in loop statements

The endless loop

• You can create endless loop, which runs forever, using a for Statement, using a while statement or a do/while statement.

  // Here is a endless for loop that runs forever.
  for (;;) {
      statement;
  }

  // Here is a endless while loop that runs forever.
  while (true) {
      statement;
  }

  // Here is a endless do-while loop that runs forever.
  do {
      statement;
  } while (true)

• In these loops you have to use at least one break keyword to end the loop.
• You can also use the continue keyword in any loop. A continue keyword cause a jump to an new expression evaluation .
• The break keyword can be used in any loop and cause a jump out of the loop.
  Example of a endless for loop with break keyword and continue keyword:

  <script type="text/javascript">
     var count=0, max=5;
    for (;;) {            // A for loop that doesn't end
      if (count < max) {  // test
        count++;          // increment
        if (count==2) {
          continue;
        }
        // All counts are listed except number 2
        document.write("Counter : " + count + "<br>");
      }
      else
        // You must have at least one break
        //  in a endless loop; like this
        break;
    }
  </script>

Using labels

• Any loop can exist in any loop that can exist in any loop and so on. In those cases, the break keyword and continue keyword only works in the loop it exists.
• JavaScript allows the break keyword and the continue keyword to be followed by the name of a label.

  break labelName;
  continue labelName;

• Any statement may be labeled by preceding it with an identifier name and a colon:

  identifier: statement;

  Example using break keyword and continue keyword with use of labels:

  <script type="text/javascript">
    var x = 0;
    outerloop:
      for(;;) {
      x++;
      innerloop:
      for(var y = 0; y < 10; y++) {
        if (x == 9 ) break outerloop;  // quit outer loop
        if (y > 3) break;             // Quit the innermost loop
        if (x == 2) break innerloop;  // Do the same thing
        if (x == 4) continue outerloop;  // new outer loop test
        if ((x >= 7) && (x < 9)) continue;  // new inner loop test
        document.write("x = " + x + " y = " + y + "<br>");
      }
    }
    document.write("At end x = " + x + " y = " + y + "<br>");
  </script>