How do I break out of nested loops in Java?

Submitted 3 years, 6 months ago
Ticket #219
Views 196
Language/Framework Java
Priority Low
Status Closed

I've got a nested loop construct like this:

for (Type type : types) {
    for (Type t : types2) {
         if (some condition) {
             // Do something and break...
             break; // Breaks out of the inner loop
         }
    }
}

Now how can I break out of both loops? I've looked at similar questions, but none concerns Java specifically. I couldn't apply these solutions because most used gotos.

I don't want to put the inner loop in a different method.

I don't want to rerun the loops. When breaking I'm finished with the execution of the loop block.

Submitted on Oct 07, 20
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You can use break with a label for the outer loop. For example:

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        outerloop:
        for (int i=0; i < 5; i++) {
            for (int j=0; j < 5; j++) {
                if (i * j > 6) {
                    System.out.println("Breaking");
                    break outerloop;
                }
                System.out.println(i + " " + j);
            }
        }
        System.out.println("Done");
    }
}

Submitted 3 years, 6 months ago


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