Thread: Error : Misplaced Break

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    Error : Misplaced Break

    Here is my program.

    When I compile I get error misplaced break

    Code:
    #include<conio.h>
    #include<iostream.h>
    void main()
    {
     int i=1,total=0;
     clrscr();
     if(i<10)
     {
      total=total+1;
      i++;
      if(i==5)
      break;
     }
     cout<<"total";
     getch();
    }
    What I am doing wrong ?

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    break is intended to break out of a loop or switch case. Did you mean to use while instead of if on line 7?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matticus View Post
    break is intended to break out of a loop or switch case. Did you mean to use while instead of if on line 7?
    Thank you.

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    > #include<conio.h>
    This header file is obsolete.

    > #include<iostream.h>
    If your compiler doesn't accept
    #include <iostream>
    Then it too is obsolete.

    > void main()
    This is just wrong.
    main returns int, not void.
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