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Hi everyone, I have an if then else statement that contains a for loop and another if statement. It also contains another for loop and if statement after the Else part. What I want to do is jump out of the nested if. I've shown below the structure to make it easier to explain.

If
For.......
If......
..........................
(This is where I want to jump out of all these statements)
End If
Next
.......................
Else
For.......
If.......
............................
End If
Next
..................
End If

(This is where I want to jump to)
.............................
.............................

I know that I can use Exit Sub to jump to the end of the sub, and I know I can use Exit For to jump out of a for loop but they are no use to me here. If anyone knows if it's possible to do what I want, then I could use your help.

Cheers

I think you might have to use *shudder* goto for this one.

isn't there a

break;

??

There is - Exit For, Exit If or whatever, but he wants to break out of multiple nested statements. You could also set a flag, which it checks and breaks if it's true.

make procedure sub ThisIsIWantToJumpTo, and call it where you need. Don't use GOTO, if .Net got it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ooble

There is - Exit For, Exit If or whatever, but he wants to break out of multiple nested statements. You could also set a flag, which it checks and breaks if it's true.

that's how i'd do it too. just set up a flag(boolean variable) called exitloop or something. in each loop you will need a if(exitloop) then break.

bool exitloop = false;



if{

.......

      if(exitloop) break;

if{

......

      if(exitloop) break;

}

}

edit: doh, i forgot i am now in the VB forums, not c++ anymore. close enough though, you get the picture right?