JavaScript Break and Continue Statements

Previous Chapter

The break statement will break the loop and continue executing the code that follows after the loop (if any).

The break Statement
Example

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var i=0;
for (i=0;i<=10;i++)
{
if (i==3)
    {
    break;
    }
document.write("The number is " + i);
document.write("<br />");
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

The continue Statement
The continue statement will break the current loop and continue with the next value.
Example

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var i=0
for (i=0;i<=10;i++)
{
if (i==3)
    {
    continue;
    }
document.write("The number is " + i);
document.write("<br />");
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

Previous Chapter