[Q#6638321][A#6638330] How to exit two nested loops

https://stackoverflow.com/q/6638321

I have been using java for quite some time, yet my education in loops is somewhat lacking. I know how to create every loop that exists in java and break out of the loops as well. However, I've recently thought about this: Say I have two nested loops. Could I break out of both loops using just one break statement? Here is what I have so far. Is there any way to achieve this?

Answer

https://stackoverflow.com/a/6638330

In java you can use a label to specify which loop to break/continue:

APIzation

mainLoop:
while (goal <= 100) {
   for (int i = 0; i < goal; i++) {
      if (points > 50) {
         break mainLoop;
      }
      points += i;
   }
}

package com.stackoverflow.api;

public class Human6638330 {

  public static void breakMainLoop(int pPoints, int goal) {
    mainLoop:while (goal <= 100) {
      for (int i = 0; i < goal; i++) {
        if (pPoints > 50) {
          break mainLoop;
        }
        pPoints += i;
      }
    }
  }
}

package com.stackoverflow.api;

/**
 * How to exit two nested loops
 *
 * @author APIzator
 * @see <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/6638330">https://stackoverflow.com/a/6638330</a>
 */
public class APIzator6638330 {

  public static void exitLoop(int goal) throws Exception {
    int points = 0;
    mainLoop:while (goal <= 100) {
      for (int i = 0; i < goal; i++) {
        if (points > 50) {
          break mainLoop;
        }
        points += i;
      }
    }
  }
}