cppreference.com > C/C++ Keywords > break break The break keyword is used to break out of a do, for, or while loop. It is also used to finish each clause of a switch statement, keeping the program from "falling through" to the next case in the code. An example:
       while( x < 100 ) {
         if( x < 0 )
           break;
         cout << x << endl;
         x++;
       }
A given break statement will break out of only the closest loop, no further. If you have a triply-nested for loop, for example, you might want to include extra logic or a goto statement to break out of the loop. Related topics: continue do for goto switch while