In C, break and continue are loop control statements that help you manage how loops behave — great for skipping stuff or exiting early! ??

? break Statement

break is used to exit a loop (or switch statement) immediately, regardless of loop condition.

? Example

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int main() {    for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {        if (i == 5) {            break; // Exit loop when i is 5        }        printf("%d ", i);    }    return 0;}

Output:

1 2 3 4

? Loop stops when i == 5.

? continue Statement

continue skips the rest of the current iteration and jumps to the next one.

? Example

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#include <stdio.h>int main() {    for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {        if (i == 3) {            continue; // Skip when i is 3        }        printf("%d ", i);    }    return 0;}

Output:

1 2 4 5

? It skips i == 3 but keeps looping.

? With while or do...while

? break inside while

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int i = 1;while (i <= 10) {    if (i == 6)        break;    printf("%d ", i);    i++;}

? continue inside do...while

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int i = 0;do {    i++;    if (i == 2)        continue;    printf("%d ", i);} while (i < 5);

Output:

1 3 4 5

? Skips printing when i == 2

? Summary