Loop Control Statements

C++ provides statements that alter normal loop execution:

Note: continue is valid only inside loops; break works in loops and switch.

The break statement immediately ends the nearest enclosing loop or switch, transferring control to the statement following it.

The continue statement skips the remaining code in the current iteration and starts the next loop iteration.

In a for loop, the increment expression runs after continue and before the next condition check. In while/do-while, you must ensure loop variables are updated before continue to avoid infinite loops.

Loop control statements affect only the innermost loop in which they appear, unless additional logic is used to break outer loops.

Inside a loop, break breaks only the switch (not the loop). continue skips to the next loop iteration even if it appears inside a switch.

goto can be used for single-point cleanup in low-level code, but modern C++ prefers RAII (e.g., smart pointers, containers) to manage resources safely.

C++ forbids jumping into a scope in a way that skips initialization of variables with automatic storage.