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break, continue and Labels

break and continue

Example

break leaves the loop. continue skips to the next step.

fun main() {
    for (i in 1..10) {
        if (i % 2 == 0) continue   // skip even numbers
        if (i > 7) break           // stop after 7
        print("$i ")
    }
    println()
}

Output

1 3 5 7

Labels for Nested Loops

Example

A label like outer@ lets break@outer exit the outer loop directly.

fun main() {
    val seats = listOf(
        listOf("A1", "A2", "A3"),
        listOf("B1", "B2", "B3"),
    )
    val wanted = "B2"
    outer@ for (row in seats) {
        for (seat in row) {
            println("Checking $seat")
            if (seat == wanted) {
                println("Found $wanted")
                break@outer
            }
        }
    }
}

Output

Checking A1
Checking A2
Checking A3
Checking B1
Checking B2
Found B2