// control/LabeledFor.java // (c)2021 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information. // For loops with "labeled break"/"labeled continue." public class LabeledFor { public static void main(String[] args) { int i = 0; outer: // Can't have statements here for(; true ;) { // infinite loop inner: // Can't have statements here for(; i < 10; i++) { System.out.println("i = " + i); if(i == 2) { System.out.println("continue"); continue; } if(i == 3) { System.out.println("break"); i++; // Otherwise i never // gets incremented. break; } if(i == 7) { System.out.println("continue outer"); i++; // Otherwise i never // gets incremented. continue outer; } if(i == 8) { System.out.println("break outer"); break outer; } for(int k = 0; k < 5; k++) { if(k == 3) { System.out.println("continue inner"); continue inner; } } } } // Can't break or continue to labels here } } /* Output: i = 0 continue inner i = 1 continue inner i = 2 continue i = 3 break i = 4 continue inner i = 5 continue inner i = 6 continue inner i = 7 continue outer i = 8 break outer */