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What is difference between break statement and continue statement

Both the statements are used in C programming language. Here is the difference between break statement and continue statement:

Break Statement:

>>Break statement is used to transfer control of the program outside loop or switch case statement either conditionally or unconditionally.

>>Break statement is used in loop as well as switch case statement.

>>Break statement results in termination of the statement to which it applies.

Continue Statement:

>>Continue statement is used to skip some statement of the loop and moves to next iteration in the loop.

>>Continue statement is used only within loop.

>>This statement is used to end the current loop iteration and return control to the loop statement.