MATLAB break & continue Statements

⛔🔁 MATLAB break & continue Statements

They are used inside for and while loops to control the flow of execution.
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🔹 Difference at a Glance

1️⃣ break Statement

The break statement immediately terminates the loop, even if the condition is still true.

🔸 Example: break in for Loop

Output

📌 Loop stops when i becomes 5.

🔸 Example: break in while Loop

Output

2️⃣ continue Statement

The continue statement skips the remaining code in the current iteration and moves to the next iteration.

🔸 Example: continue in for Loop

Output

📌 When i = 3, display is skipped.

🔸 Example: continue in while Loop

Output

3️⃣ Using break & continue with Conditions

Output

⚠️ Important Notes

• Can be used only inside loops

• break exits the nearest loop

• continue skips current iteration only

• Overuse can reduce code readability

🎯 Interview Questions: break & continue

🔹 Q1. What does break do in MATLAB?

Answer:
Terminates the loop immediately.

🔹 Q2. What does continue do?

Answer:
Skips current iteration and continues with next.

🔹 Q3. Can break be used outside loops?

Answer:
No.

🔹 Q4. Which loop supports break and continue?

Answer:
Both for and while.

🔹 Q5. What happens when continue is executed?

Answer:
Remaining statements in that iteration are skipping.

🔹 Q6. Does break exit all nested loops?

Answer:
No, only the innermost loop.

🔹 Q7. How do you stop an infinite loop?

Answer:
Using break or Ctrl + C.

✅ Summary

• break → exit loop

• continue → skip iteration

• Improve control over loop execution

• Essential for conditional looping