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Eric the Red · May 21st, 2006, 7:28 PM

Does anyone know how to break out of a double loop?

I understand that by using "break;" you can jump out of a loop. But what happens when i'm running through a 2-d array and i want to break out of a double loop? Is there any simple way like "break, break;" or "break 2x" LOL?
I could assign a boolean variable "true" then test whether it is true in the outer loop.

example:

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                            for (y= 0; y < 10;y++)
                            {
                              for (x = 0; x < 10; x++)
                              {
                                 if (arrayTwoDimension[x][y].getState = true)
                                 {
                                    blnBreak = true;
                                    break;
                                  }
                              }
                              if (blnBreak = true)  // tedious
                                  break;
                            }

Note the test in the 'y loop' (blnBreak = true).

Anyone know a quick fix for this problem? What should I be doing in this situation?

May 21st, 2006, 7:28 PM	#1
Eric the Red Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 214 Rep Power: 0	Break statement Does anyone know how to break out of a double loop? I understand that by using "break;" you can jump out of a loop. But what happens when i'm running through a 2-d array and i want to break out of a double loop? Is there any simple way like "break, break;" or "break 2x" LOL? I could assign a boolean variable "true" then test whether it is true in the outer loop. example: (Toggle Plain Text) for (y= 0; y < 10;y++) { for (x = 0; x < 10; x++) { if (arrayTwoDimension[x][y].getState = true) { blnBreak = true; break; } } if (blnBreak = true) // tedious break; } for (y= 0; y < 10;y++) { for (x = 0; x < 10; x++) { if (arrayTwoDimension[x][y].getState = true) { blnBreak = true; break; } } if (blnBreak = true) // tedious break; } Note the test in the 'y loop' (blnBreak = true). Anyone know a quick fix for this problem? What should I be doing in this situation? __________________ Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.