6.10 The break statement
Description: The break statement
Keywords: ref

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6.10 The `break` statement

  `break_stmt` | ::= | `"break"`

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`break` may only occur syntactically nested in a `for` or `while` loop, but not nested in a function or class definition within that loop.

It terminates the nearest enclosing loop, skipping the optional `else` clause if the loop has one.

If a `for` loop is terminated by `break`, the loop control target keeps its current value.

When `break` passes control out of a `try` statement with a `finally` clause, that `finally` clause is executed before really leaving the loop.