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| break statement comparison table | ||
| Subject | have example | jump | 
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| labelled break statement | //Without the label the break statement would exit the inner loop and resume execution with the outer loop | |
| unlabelled break statement | //Without a label the break statement exits the inner loop and resumes execution with the outer loop | outside the nearest loop to an enclosing loop or to the next statement outside the loop | 
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