Break and Continue

continue skips to the next loop pass, while break stops the loop.

break_continue.cpp

#include <iostream>

int main() {
    int stopAt = ;
    int values[6] = {2, -1, 4, 6, -3, 8};
    int total = 0;

    for (int value : values) {
        if (value < 0) {
            continue;
        }
        if (value == stopAt) {
            break;
        }
        total += value;
    }

    std::cout << "stopAt=" << stopAt << std::endl;
    std::cout << "total=" << total << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

#include <iostream>

int main() {
    int stopAt = ;
    int values[6] = {2, -1, 4, 6, -3, 8};
    int total = 0;

    for (int value : values) {
        if (value < 0) {
            continue;
        }
        if (value == stopAt) {
            break;
        }
        total += value;
    }

    std::cout << "stopAt=" << stopAt << std::endl;
    std::cout << "total=" << total << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

#include <iostream>

int main() {
    int stopAt = ;
    int values[6] = {2, -1, 4, 6, -3, 8};
    int total = 0;

    for (int value : values) {
        if (value < 0) {
            continue;
        }
        if (value == stopAt) {
            break;
        }
        total += value;
    }

    std::cout << "stopAt=" << stopAt << std::endl;
    std::cout << "total=" << total << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

break `break` exits the nearest loop immediately.