Break Statement

What Is a break Statement?

The break statement terminates the loop. It is generally placed inside a conditional statement so that the loop terminates if the associated condition is true.

Break statement is valid in case of while, for and loop.

Using With a for Loop

Below is an example of break expression, using a for loop.

  • The range defined in the for loop is from 0 to 10.
  • Within the for loop :
    • The value of i is printed
    • When the value of i is equal to 5, the loop terminates
fn main() {
  // define a for loop
  for i in 0..10 {
    println!("i:{}", i);
    if i == 5 {
      break;
    }
  }
}

output

i:0
i:1
i:2
i:3
i:4
i:5

Using With a while Loop

Below is an example of break expression, using a while loop.

  • A mutable variable i is defined
  • A boolean variable found is defined Within the while loop body :
    • The value of i is printed
    • When the value of i is equal to 5, the loop terminates
fn main() {
  let mut i = 1;
  let found = false;
  // define a while loop
  while !found {
    println!("i:{}", i);
    if i == 5 {
      break;
    }
    i = i + 1;
  }
}

output

i:1
i:2
i:3
i:4
i:5

Using With a loop

Below is an example of break expression, using a loop.

  • A mutable variable i is defined
  • Within the loop body:
    • The value of i is printed
    • When the value of i is equal to 4, the loop terminates

The infinite loop is turned into a “manageable” loop.

fn main() {
 let mut i = 1;
 // define a loop
 loop{
   println!("i:{}", i);
   if i == 5 {
     break;
   }
   i = i + 1;
 }
}

Output

i:1
i:2
i:3
i:4
i:5

Quiz

Test your understanding of how break statement works in Rust.

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