Thread: break question

  1. #1
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    break question

    Hi all, I have the following question, f.e. I am currently using two while loops, one inside the other, now, if a certain condition is met, I want BOTH the while loops to be terminated using break;, unfortunately, it seems only one break; is being done, now, my question is, how can I solve this in a GOOD way (not amateur stuff, I want to keep my code clean)

    example:

    Code:
    while(1) {
      while(1) {  
         if(condition) {
           break;
           break;
         }
      }
    }

  2. #2
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    Make one of the while conditions false when you break from it.

    Code:
    a=1;
    while(!a)
     while(!a)
      if(b == 2)
       a=0;
    The most efficient way though, is to put your loop into a function, and use a return value whenever you want to break.
    Code:
    Error W8057 C:\\Life.cpp: Invalid number of arguments in function run(Brain *)

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    try

    Code:
        while(1) {
            while(1) {  
                if(condition) break;
            }
            break;
        }

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    What, no shout out for goto?
    Code:
    while( foo )
    {
        while( bar )
        {
            if( baz )
                goto foobarbaz;
        }
    }
    
    foobarbaz:



    Quzah.
    Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.

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    thnx, I thought it may could have been solved without adding the extra variable, I'll try that other method another time, once my code is finished, the thing you suggested will do for now

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