In this guide, we will diiscuss Scala break statement. As such there is no built-in break statement available in Scala but if you are running Scala version 2.8, then there is a way to use break statement. 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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Syntax
The following is the syntax for break statement.
// import following package
import scala.util.control._
// create a Breaks object as follows
val loop = new Breaks;
// Keep the loop inside breakable as follows
loop.breakable {
// Loop will go here
for(...){
....
// Break will go here
loop.break;
}
}
Try the following example program to understand break statement.
Example
import scala.util.control._
object Demo {
def main(args: Array[String]) {
var a = 0;
val numList = List(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10);
val loop = new Breaks;
loop.breakable {
for( a <- numList){
println( "Value of a: " + a );
if( a == 4 ){
loop.break;
}
}
}
println( "After the loop" );
}
}
Save the above program in Demo.scala. The following commands are used to compile and execute this program.
Command
\>scalac Demo.scala \>scala Demo
Output
Value of a: 1 Value of a: 2 Value of a: 3 Value of a: 4 After the loop
Breaking Nested Loops
Existing break has an issue while using for nested loops. Just in case to use break for nested loops, follow this method. This is an example program for breaking nested loops.
Example
import scala.util.control._
object Demo {
def main(args: Array[String]) {
var a = 0;
var b = 0;
val numList1 = List(1,2,3,4,5);
val numList2 = List(11,12,13);
val outer = new Breaks;
val inner = new Breaks;
outer.breakable {
for( a <- numList1){
println( "Value of a: " + a );
inner.breakable {
for( b <- numList2){
println( "Value of b: " + b );
if( b == 12 ){
inner.break;
}
}
} // inner breakable
}
} // outer breakable.
}
}
Save the above program in Demo.scala. The following commands are used to compile and execute this program.
Command
\>scalac Demo.scala \>scala Demo
Output
Value of a: 1 Value of b: 11 Value of b: 12 Value of a: 2 Value of b: 11 Value of b: 12 Value of a: 3 Value of b: 11 Value of b: 12 Value of a: 4 Value of b: 11 Value of b: 12 Value of a: 5 Value of b: 11 Value of b: 12
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