java break 2 for loops

1public class Test {
2    public static void main(String[] args) {
3        outerloop:
4        for (int i=0; i < 5; i++) {
5            for (int j=0; j < 5; j++) {
6                if (i * j > 6) {
7                    System.out.println("Breaking");
8                    break outerloop;
9                }
10                System.out.println(i + " " + j);
11            }
12        }
13        System.out.println("Done");
14    }
15}
16

1import java.io.IOException;
2
3/**
4 * How to break from nested loop in Java. You can use labeled
5 * statement with break statement to break from nested loop.
6 * 
7 * @author WINDOWS 8
8 */
9
10public class BreakingFromNestedLoop{
11
12    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
13
14        // this is our outer loop
15        outer: for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
16
17            // this is the inner loop
18            for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
19
20                // condition to break from nested loop
21                if (i * j > 5) {
22                    System.out.println("Breaking from nested loop");
23                    break outer;
24                }
25
26                System.out.println(i + " " + j);
27            }
28
29        }
30        System.out.println("exited");
31        
32        
33        
34        // better way is to encapsulate nested loop in a method
35        // and use return to break from outer loop
36        breakFromNestedLoop();
37        
38    }
39    
40    /**
41     * You can use return statement to return at any point from a method.
42     * This will help you to break from nested loop as well
43     */
44    public static void breakFromNestedLoop(){
45        for(int i=0; i<6; i++){
46            
47            for(int j=0; j<3; j++){                
48                int product = i*j;
49                
50                if(product > 4){
51                    System.out.println("breaking from nested loop using return");
52                    return;
53                }                
54            }
55        }
56        System.out.println("Done");
57    }
58
59}
60
61Output
620 0
630 1
640 2
650 3
661 0
671 1
681 2
691 3
702 0
712 1
722 2
73Breaking from nested loop
74exited
75breaking from nested loop using return

1break outerloop;