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Jump Statements in Java

Jump statements in Java alter the flow of control in a program, allowing for the skipping or repeating of code blocks. The three main jump statements are break, continue, and return, each serving to exit loops or methods under specific conditions. Examples illustrate how these statements can be used to manage loop iterations and method execution effectively.

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Jump Statements in Java

Jump statements in Java alter the flow of control in a program, allowing for the skipping or repeating of code blocks. The three main jump statements are break, continue, and return, each serving to exit loops or methods under specific conditions. Examples illustrate how these statements can be used to manage loop iterations and method execution effectively.

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JUMP STATEMENTS IN JAVA

- In Java, jump statements are used to alter the


flow of control in a program, allowing it to skip
certain code blocks or repeat code based on
specific conditions.
- Java has three main jump statements:

1) break:
- The break statement is used to terminate the
execution of a loop or a switch statement
prematurely.
- When the break statement is encountered
within a loop or switch, the program
immediately exits that loop or switch and
continues with the next statement after it.
- It is commonly used when a specific condition
is met, and there is no need to continue the loop
or switch execution.
- Ex: for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++)
{
if (i == 3)

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{
break; // exit the loop when i is 3
}
System.out.print(i + " "); //Output: 1 2
}

What will happen if:


for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++)
{
if (i == 3)
{
break;
System.out.println(i+ " ");
}
}
System.out.println("Hello!!!");

2) continue:

- The continue statement is used to skip the


remaining code within a loop iteration and

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move on to the next iteration of the loop.
- When the continue statement is encountered
within a loop, the remaining statements within
that loop iteration are skipped, and the loop
proceeds with the next iteration.
- It is useful when you want to skip certain
iterations of the loop based on specific
conditions.
- Ex: for (int j = 1; j <= 5; j++)
{
if (j == 3)
{
continue; // skip the iteration when j is 3
}
System.out.print(j + " "); //Output: 1 2 4 5
}

Combination of continue and break:


public class BreakContinueExample
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{

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for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++)
{
if (i == 3)
{
continue;
}
System.out.println("Current value: " + i);

if (i == 4)
{
break;
}
}
System.out.println("Loop ended");
}
}

/*Current value: 1
Current value: 2
Current value: 4
Loop ended */

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3) return:

- The return statement is used to exit a method


prematurely and return a value
(if the method has a return type).
- When the return statement is encountered
within a method, the method execution stops,
and the specified value is returned to the caller.
- It is commonly used to terminate a method's
execution and provide the result of the method
to the calling code.
- Ex: public static int addNumbers(int a, int b)
{
return a + b; // return the sum of a and b
}
************************************************************

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