You can exit a loop at any time using the break
keyword. To try this out, let’s start with a regular while
loop that counts down for a rocket launch:
var countDown = 10
while countDown >= 0 {
print(countDown)
countDown -= 1
}
print("Blast off!")
In this case, the astronaut in command gets bored part-way through the countdown and decides to skip the remainder and launch straight away:
while countDown >= 0 {
print(countDown)
if countDown == 4 {
print("I'm bored. Let's go now!")
break
}
countDown -= 1
}
With that change, as soon as countDown
reaches 4 the astronaut’s message will be printed, and the rest of the loop gets skipped.
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