# Break

Exits (terminates) a loop. Valid inside any kind of loop.

    Break [, LoopLabel]

[AHK_L 59+]: If specified, LoopLabel identifies which loop this statement should apply to; either by label name or numeric nesting level. If omitted or 1, this statement applies to the innermost loop in which it is enclosed. LoopLabel must be a constant value - variables and expressions are not supported. If a label is specified, it must point directly at a loop command.

The use of Break and Continue are encouraged over goto since they usually make scripts more readable and maintainable.

### Related

Continue, Loop, While-loop, For-loop, Blocks, Labels

### Example

    Loop
    {
        ...
        if var > 25
            break
        ...
        if var <= 5
            continue
    }

    ; Break the outer loop from within a nested loop.
    outer:
    Loop 3
    {
        x := A_Index
        Loop 3
        {
            if (x*A_Index = 6)
                break outer  ; Equivalent to break 2 or goto break_outer.
            MsgBox %x%,%A_Index%
        }
    }
    break_outer: ; For goto.