C# Feature - break vs continue

Overview

break exits the nearest loop or switch immediately. continue skips the rest of the current loop iteration and moves to the next one.

Introduced In

C# 1.0 (2002)

Before

for (int i = 0; i < numbers.Length; i++)
{
  if (numbers[i] < 0)
  {
    // choose the right control statement here
  }
}

After

for (int i = 0; i < numbers.Length; i++)
{
  if (numbers[i] == 0) continue;
  if (numbers[i] < 0) break;
  Console.WriteLine(numbers[i]);
}

Gotchas & Best Practices

• Use break when further iteration has no value.
• Use continue when only one iteration should be skipped.