From 40776d964d3819bf3c548329e01fb3f079a8fbb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rory O'Connell <19547+RoryO@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:50:32 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify break statement when used with a conditional

---
 content/docs/overview.md | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/content/docs/overview.md b/content/docs/overview.md
index d375d476..f2ef8792 100644
--- a/content/docs/overview.md
+++ b/content/docs/overview.md
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ See the [Conditional compilation section](#when-statements) for examples of buil
 
 ### Branch statements
 #### `break` statement
-A for loop or a switch statement can be left prematurely with a `break` statement. It leaves the innermost construct, unless a label of a construct is given:
+A for loop, conditional, or a switch statement can be left prematurely with a `break` statement. It leaves the innermost construct, unless a label of a construct is given:
 ```odin
 for cond {
 	switch {
@@ -658,6 +658,13 @@ loop: for cond1 {
 	}
 }
 
+outer: if cond {
+	ok := check_something()
+	if !ok {
+		break outer // label names are required with conditionals
+	}
+}
+
 exit: {
     if true {
         break exit // works with labeled blocks too