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Expand Up @@ -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 {
Expand All @@ -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
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