Branching Statements In Java

Branching statements are used to change the normal flow of execution in a program.

break Statement
continue Statement
return Statement

break Statement

The break statement is used to exit a loop or switch block prematurely.

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public class BreakExample {    public static void main(String[] args) {        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {            if (i == 5) {                break; // Exit the loop when i is 5            }            System.out.println("i = " + i);        }    }}

Output

i = 0
i = 1
i = 2
i = 3
i = 4

continue Statement

The continue statement is used to skip the current iteration of a loop and continue with the next iteration.

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public class ContinueExample {    public static void main(String[] args) {        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {            if (i == 2) {                continue; // Skip when i is 2            }            System.out.println("i = " + i);        }    }}

Output

i = 0
i = 1
i = 3
i = 4

return Statement

The return statement is used to exit a method and optionally return a value.

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public class ReturnExample {    public static void main(String[] args) {        System.out.println("Sum = " + add(5, 10));    }​    public static int add(int a, int b) {        return a + b; // Return the sum of a and b    }}

Output

Sum = 15

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