break and continue in Java

break and continue in Java — a practical guide to Java break continue with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

`break` stops the loop. `continue` jumps to the next iteration.

break/continue

for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
    if (i == 2) continue;
    if (i == 4) break;
    System.out.println(i);
}