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break

   syntax
   break;
   
   Description: break ends a loop immediately

C Sourcecode Example

#include <stdio.h> /* including standard library */
//#include <windows.h> /* uncomment this for Windows */
 
 
int main ( void ) {
 
int i;
i=0;
 
while (1) {
    i++;
    if (i==42) {
        break;
        }
  }
 
printf("The answer is %i\n",i);
return 0;
}

output

  cd@najai:~$ ./break 
  The answer is 42