THIS IS DOCUMENTATION FOR AN OBSOLETE PRODUCT.
SEE THE DOCUMENTATION CENTER FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

DOCUMENTATION CENTER SEARCH

Mathematica > Core Language > Procedural Programming > Flow Control > Break >

BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

Break

exits the nearest enclosing Do, For, or While.

Break takes effect as soon as it is evaluated, even if it appears inside other functions.

Break out of the Do when

is larger than 2:

Break out of the Do when

is larger than 2:

Break out of a Do loop:

Break out of a For loop:

Break out of a While loop:

Test the condition of a loop during or at the end of the loop:

Use Throw and Catch instead of Break:

Continue skips the rest of a loop, but resumes with the next iteration: