Difference Between break and continue

In this post, we will understand the difference between break and continue statements.

break

• It is used to terminate the enclosing loop like while, do-while, for, or switch statement where it is declared.

• It resumes control over the program until the end of the loop.

• It also helps with the flow of control outside the loop.

• It is used with ‘switch’ and ‘label’ since it is compatible.

Following is the flowchart of break statement −

continue

• It helps skip the remaining part of the loop.

• It continues to execute the next iteration.

• It causes early execution of the next iteration of the enclosing loop.

• It can’t be used with ‘switch’ and ‘label’ since it is not compatible.

Following is the flowchart of continue statement −