Breaking from nested switch

I have 3 switch block that are nested. From inner most, I have a case from which I want to break from all the switches.

How this can be done.

Thanks a lot for looking into this.

Hello javaplus

This is the best that I can do now:

Code:

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int i = 3, j = 2, k = 4;
boolean switching = true;
[B]gohere:[/B]{
        if (switching) switch (i){
                case 0:
                        System.out.println("impossible :)");
                        break;
                case 3:
                        switch (j){
                                case 2:
                                        switch (k){
                                                case 4:
                                                        System.out.println("breaking");
                                                        i = 4;
                                                        switching = false;
                                                        [B]break gohere;[/B] // similar to a while loop, but execution skips to the label immediately.
                                        }
                                        break;
                        }
                        System.out.println("oops)");
                        break;
                case 4:
                        System.out.println("oops)");
                        break;
        }
}

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This gives the output:

Code:

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breaking

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Note that there was no oopses. :D

I hope that helped. ;)

Thanks Tim. You used labels. I have read somewhere that it is not recommended to use labels in Java. But if there is an absolute need, then one may use them. I think its the only solution to my problem - so Ill use it.

Tanks again.

Sure, in absolute cases it's acceptable. But as in Java, there are many ways to perform a task... maybe there was another way to write your logic? I don't know, I'm just throwing that out there...