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9.9 break
statement
The
break
statement
break identifieropt ;
terminates execution of
while,
do,
for,
case,
and
alt
statements.
Execution of
break
with no identifier
transfers control to
the statement after the innermost
while,
do,
for,
case,
or
alt
statement in which it appears as a substatement.
Execution of
break
with an identifier
transfers control to the next statement after the unique enclosing
while,
do,
for,
case,
or
alt
labeled with that identifier.
05/Jun/97