From: Dan Doel <djd15@...>
Date: 2003-08-08T05:15:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Elegant solution for a loop-break problem

meinrad.recheis wrote:

> why not? (i dont understand your indignation) because something is 
> intended for something special, it does not mean that it isnt good for 
> something else.
> however, in java it is the only way to escape a nested loop.
>
> -mr 


Actually, in Java you can do this (or at least, you could in the past):

void foo()
{
    for(int i = 0;i < 100;i++)
    {
        for(int j = 100;j > 0;j--)
        {
            if(i == j) break bar;
       }
    }
bar:
}

As long as you don't mind using labels.