How do I break from the main/outer loop in a double/nested loop? [duplicate]

Question

If I have loop in a loop and once an if statement is satisfied I want to break main loop, how am I supposed to do that?

This is my code:

for (int d = 0; d < amountOfNeighbors; d++) {     for (int c = 0; c < myArray.size(); c++) {         if (graph.isEdge(listOfNeighbors.get(d), c)) {             if (keyFromValue(c).equals(goalWord)) { // Once this is true I want to break main loop.                 System.out.println("We got to GOAL! It is "+ keyFromValue(c));                 break; // This breaks the second loop, not the main one.             }         }     } } 

Answer 1

Using a labeled break:

mainloop: for(){  for(){    if (some condition){      break mainloop;    }   } } 

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Also See

• “loop:” in Java code. What is this, and why does it compile?
• Documentation

Answer 2

You can add labels to your loop, and use that labelled break to break out of the appropriate loop: -

outer: for (...) {     inner: for(...) {         if (someCondition) {             break outer;         }     } } 

See these links for more information:

• Branching Statements
• JLS - Break Statement