4.6.3. Flow Control Statements¶
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FlowControlStatement <-¶ContinueStatement/BreakStatement/ReturnStatement
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ContinueStatement <-¶'continue'';' Compile-time Behavior:
Only valid inside a
WhileStatement,DoWhileStatement, orForStatementblock.Runtime Behavior:
When a continue statement is executed, the innermost loop statement (while, do-while, or for) that contains the continue statement skips the remainder of the execution of its block. For a while or do-while loop, this means skipping to the condition. For a for loop, this means skipping to the update assignments.
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BreakStatement <-¶'break'';' Compile-time Behavior:
Only valid inside a
WhileStatement,DoWhileStatement, orForStatementblock.Runtime Behavior:
When a break statement is executed, the innermost loop statement (while, do-while, or for) that contains the break statement ends entirely, skipping any remaining statements, condition tests, or updates.
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ReturnStatement <-¶'return'Expression?';' Compile-time Behavior:
The expression provided must have a type matching the return type of the containing function. If the function has a return type of
void, the expression must be omitted.Runtime Behavior:
When a return statement with an expression is executed, the expression is evaluated, and the containing function returns with the value obtained from this evaluation. When a return statement with no expression is executed, the containing function returns.
