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Break and Continue

Break exits a loop immediately, while continue skips the rest of the current iteration and proceeds to the next.

Why this exists​

These statements provide fine-grained control over loop execution, allowing early termination or skipping specific iterations.

How it works​

break terminates the innermost loop and resumes execution after it. continue skips the remaining code in the current iteration and jumps to the next iteration check.

Examples​

Using break:

set i = 0
loop true {
  set i = i + 1
  check i > 5 {
    break
  }
  print(i)
}

Using continue:

for num in [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] {
  check num % 2 == 0 {
    continue
  }
  print(num)  // prints odd numbers
}

Common mistakes​

  • Using break or continue outside a loop (causes error).
  • Forgetting that break exits the loop entirely, not just the current block.
  • Misusing continue in non-loop contexts.