Java Beginner Question-break statement

[laylo]

for(int i=5; i>=2; i--)
{
switch(i)
{
case 1: case 3:
System.out.println("YES"); break;
case 2: case 4: case 5: System.out.println("NO");

}
}
System.out.println("OK");
}



ok so i know this outputs :-

NO NO YES NO OK

but in this book im reading, when it come's to the value 3, where case 3 is executed doesn't the break statement break outside this loop? than proceeding to the next value 2. Im kind of confused, why does it continue with the loop when at case 3 it has the break statement, shouldn't go out and continue with whatever code is below?

[Fou-Lu]

No, the break statement is for the switch, not the loop. The break has to appear at the loop level to break the loop.
I highly recommend not using break and avoiding continue as much as you can in regards to looping. IMO it creates a new layer of complication when attempting to debug the code. I'd recommend instead using a simple conditional for said case.

PHP Code:

boolean bContinue = true;
for (int i = 0; i < 100 && bContinue; ++i)
{
    if (i >= 50)
    {
        bContinue = false;
    }
} 


For example.