Break statements public class BreakStatements { public static void main( String[] args ) { /** * break out of a loop here */ for( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) { System.out.println( i ); if( i == 5 ) { break; } } /** * note, break only breaks you out of the current loop */ for( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) { for( int j = 0; j < 10; j++ ) { if( i == j ) { System.out.println( "breaking out with i = " + i ); break; } } } boolean doneGetOut = false; } }