**CIGAL Reference Manual, Chapter 2 (Commands): BREAK**
===== BREAK -- Break out of a loop of conditional code =====
**        usage:  break  [N]**

The BREAK command is used to exit from a block of conditional code within a WHILE or REPEAT loop in a CIGAL macro program.  BREAK has no effect if called anywhere except within a loop.  BREAK causes a jump to the end of the loop (indicated by a '}' command) and then continues, without going back up to test the WHILE condition again.  The argument, N, indicates how many loops to jump out of (default: N=1).  If N is givenm, it must be a constant, not a variable, because its value is read at compile time (rather than run time as for most arguments).  

For example:
               while(a-- > 10) {
                  b = a*c+d
                  if(b > 100) break            ; skip next 8 lines
                  type 'B=' b
                  while(c++ < 20) {
                      if(d > 0) break 2    ; skip next 5 lines
                      if(b > 10) break     ; skip next 2 lines
                      type a b c d
                  }
                  type 'D=' d++
               }

**See Also:**\\
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter1:macros|MACROS(1)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter2:next|NEXT(2)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter2:repeat|REPEAT(2)]], 
[[jvs:cigal:manual:chapter2:while|WHILE(2)]]

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