Break and Continue Statements in C

Learn how to use break and continue statements in C to control loop execution. Includes clear examples and explanations for Debian 12 and Vim users.

Break and Continue Statements in C Programming

The break and continue statements help control loops in C. They let you alter the flow of execution inside loops for better logic and control.

Break Statement

The break statement immediately exits the loop when a certain condition is met.

Continue Statement

The continue statement skips the rest of the current loop iteration and moves to the next iteration.

Example Program

This program demonstrates both break and continue in a for loop:

#include 

int main() 
    for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) 
        if (i == 5) 
            break;
        
        if (i % 2 == 0) 
            continue;
        
        printf(\\"%d\\\
\\", i);
    
    return 0;

Compiling and Running

Compile and run the program on Debian 12:

gcc break_continue.c -o break_continue
./break_continue

Expected Output

1
3

Explanation

• Loop runs from 1 to 10.
• If i equals 5, break exits the loop immediately.
• If i is even, continue skips printing and moves to the next iteration.
• Only odd numbers less than 5 are printed: 1 and 3.

Conclusion

Using break and continue helps you control loops efficiently and write clearer code.

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