1Z0-811 Control Flow and Loops Practice Question
Which THREE statements are true about the break and continue statements in Java? (Choose three.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse the behavior of 'continue' (which only skips the current iteration) with 'break' (which terminates the loop), and they may forget that 'break' is also valid in switch statements, not just loops.
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Correct answer & explanation
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A labeled break can be used to exit an outer loop.
A labeled break in Java allows you to specify a label on an outer loop and then use 'break label;' to exit that outer loop directly, not just the innermost loop. This is useful for breaking out of nested loops when a condition is met in an inner loop.
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A labeled break can be used to exit an outer loop.
Why this is correct
Correct: labeled break exits outer loop.
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The continue statement skips the current iteration and proceeds to the next iteration.
Why this is correct
Correct: continue moves to next iteration.
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The break statement terminates the innermost enclosing loop or switch.
Why this is correct
Correct: break exits the innermost loop/switch.
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The continue statement can be used to exit a loop entirely.
Why it's wrong here
continue does not exit; it skips iteration.
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The break statement cannot be used outside a loop.
Why it's wrong here
break can be used in switch outside loop.
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