Stop executing further code in Java

Question

I have looked in the Javadoc but couldn't find information related to this.

I want the application to stop executing a method if code in that method tells it to do so.

If that sentence was confusing, here's what I want to do in my code:

public void onClick(){      if(condition == true){         stopMethod(); //madeup code     }     string.setText("This string should not change if condition = true"); } 

So if the boolean condition is true, the method onClick has to stop executing further code.

This is just an example. There are other ways for me to do what I am trying to accomplish in my application, but if this is possible, it would definitely help.

Answer 1

Just do:

public void onClick() {     if(condition == true) {         return;     }     string.setText("This string should not change if condition = true"); } 

It's redundant to write if(condition == true), just write if(condition) (This way, for example, you'll not write = by mistake).

Answer 2

return to come out of the method execution, break to come out of a loop execution and continue to skip the rest of the current loop. In your case, just return, but if you are in a for loop, for example, do break to stop the loop or continue to skip to next step in the loop