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**BREAK [ **//label//** ]**

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| **BREAK** | Transfers control to the first statement following the terminator of a LOOP or ACCEPT structure. |
| //label// | The label on the LOOP or ACCEPT statement from which to break. This must be the label of a nested loop structure containing the BREAK statement. |

The **BREAK** statement immediately terminates processing in the LOOP or ACCEPT structure and transfers control to the first statement following the terminating END, WHILE, or UNTIL statement of the LOOP, or the terminating END statement of the ACCEPT structure.

BREAK may only be used in a LOOP or ACCEPT loop structure. The use of the optional //label// argument allows you to cleanly break out of multiple levels of nested loops, eliminating one common use of GOTO.

**Example:**

** ****LOOP****                     !Loop**

**  ASK                     !wait for a keystroke**

**  IF KEYCODE() = EscKey   !if Esc key pressed**

**   ****BREAK****                  !break out of the loop**

**  ELSE                    !otherwise**

**   BEEP                   !sound the alarm**

**  END   **

** ****END   **

**Loop1 LOOP                !Loop1 is the label**

** DO ParentProcess**

**Loop2  LOOP               !Loop2 is the label**

**        DO ChildProcess**

**        IF SomeCondition**

**         ****BREAK**** Loop1      !Break out of both nested loops**

**        END**

**       END**

**      END**

**    ACCEPT                !ACCEPT loop structure**

**     CASE ACCEPTED()**

**     OF ?Ok**

**      CallSomeProc**

**     OF ?Cancel**

**     ****BREAK****               !break out of the loop**

**     END   **

**    END   **

**See Also:**

[[loop  iteration structure .htm|LOOP]]

[[cycle  go to top of loop .htm|CYCLE]]

[[accept  the event processor .htm|ACCEPT]]