Following program is using labeled for loops.
public class Tester { public static void main(String args[]) { first: for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { for (int j = 0; j< 3; j++){ if(i == 1){ continue first; } System.out.print(" [i = " + i + ", j = " + j + "] "); } } System.out.println(); second: for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { for (int j = 0; j< 3; j++){ if(i == 1){ break second; } System.out.print(" [i = " + i + ", j = " + j + "] "); } } } }
first is the label for first outermost for loop and continue first cause the loop to skip print statement if i = 1;
second is the label for second outermost for loop and continue second cause the loop to break the loop.