break语句终止它出现的最近的封闭do、for、switch或while语句的执行。控制权转移到终止语句后面的语句。

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Break将只退出包含它的最内层循环。

你可以使用goto来跳出任意数量的循环。

当然，goto通常被认为是有害的。

使用break函数[…]是否合适?

使用break和goto会使判断程序的正确性变得更加困难。请看这里关于这个问题的讨论:Dijkstra不是疯子。

你可以用try…catch。

try {
    for(int i=0; i<10; ++i) {
        for(int j=0; j<10; ++j) {
            if(i*j == 42)
                throw 0; // this is something like "break 2"
        }
    }
}
catch(int e) {} // just do nothing
// just continue with other code

如果必须同时跳出几个循环，通常会出现异常。

打破嵌套循环的另一种方法是将两个循环分解成一个单独的函数，并在希望退出时从该函数返回。

当然，这也引发了另一个争论，即是否应该显式地从函数的任何地方返回，而不是在函数的末尾。

Breaking out of a for-loop is a little strange to me, since the semantics of a for-loop typically indicate that it will execute a specified number of times. However, it's not bad in all cases; if you're searching for something in a collection and want to break after you find it, it's useful. Breaking out of nested loops, however, isn't possible in C++; it is in other languages through the use of a labeled break. You can use a label and a goto, but that might give you heartburn at night..? Seems like the best option though.

 bool found = false;
    
    for(int i=0; i < m; ++i){
        for(int j=0; j < n; ++j)
            if(grid[i][j] == '*'){
                q.push(make_pair(i,j));
                found = true;
                break;
            }
        if(found)
            break;
    }