break statement in while loop

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Program:

<span class="com">#include</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="str">&lt;stdio.h&gt;</span><span class="pln">
</span><span class="kwd">void</span><span class="pln"> main </span><span class="pun">()</span><span class="pln">
</span><span class="pun">{</span><span class="pln"> 
</span><span class="kwd">int</span><span class="pln"> a </span><span class="pun">=</span><span class="pln">  </span><span class="lit">0</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="pun">;</span><span class="pln"> 
</span><span class="kwd">while</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pln"> a </span><span class="pun">&lt;</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="lit">100</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="pun">)</span><span class="pln">
</span><span class="pun">{</span><span class="pln">
	printf</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="str">"value of a: %d\n"</span><span class="pun">,</span><span class="pln"> a</span><span class="pun">);</span><span class="pln">
	a</span><span class="pun">++;</span><span class="pln">
	</span><span class="kwd">if</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pln"> a </span><span class="pun">==</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="lit">50</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="pun">)</span><span class="pln">
	</span><span class="pun">{</span><span class="pln"> 
	 </span><span class="kwd">break</span><span class="pun">;</span><span class="pln">
	</span><span class="pun">}</span><span class="pln">
 </span><span class="pun">}</span><span class="pln">
 
</span><span class="pun">}</span>

Output:

value of a: 0
value of a: 1
value of a: 2
value of a: 3
value of a: 4
value of a: 5
value of a: 6
value of a: 7
value of a: 8
value of a: 9
value of a: 10
value of a: 11
value of a: 12
value of a: 13
value of a: 14
value of a: 15
value of a: 16
value of a: 17
value of a: 18
value of a: 19
value of a: 20
value of a: 21
value of a: 22
value of a: 23
value of a: 24
value of a: 25
value of a: 26
value of a: 27
value of a: 28
value of a: 29
value of a: 30
value of a: 31
value of a: 32
value of a: 33
value of a: 34
value of a: 35
value of a: 36
value of a: 37
value of a: 38
value of a: 39
value of a: 40
value of a: 41
value of a: 42
value of a: 43
value of a: 44
value of a: 45
value of a: 46
value of a: 47
value of a: 48
value of a: 49
Press any key to continue . . .

Explanation:

This will print from o to 49 then break will take place.When the break statement is encountered inside a loop, the loop is immediately terminated, and program control resumes at the next statement following the loop.

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