break statement
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Causes the enclosing for, while or do-while loop or switch statement to terminate.
Used when it is otherwise awkward to terminate the loop using the condition expression and conditional statements.
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[edit] Syntax
attr-spec-seq (optional) break ;
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| attr-spec-seq | - | (C23) optional list of attributes, applied to the break statement
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Appears only within the statement of a loop body (while, do-while, for) or within the statement of a switch.
[edit] Explanation
After this statement the control is transferred to the statement or declaration immediately following the enclosing loop or switch, as if by goto.
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[edit] Notes
A break statement cannot be used to break out of multiple nested loops. The