➤ If-else Statement in C
➤ Programs on if-else
➤ Switch Case in C
➤ Switch case Programs
➤ Conditional Operator
➤ While loop in C
➤ Do-while loop in C
➤ While vs do-while
➤ For loop in C
➤ Break keyword in C
➤ Continue keyword in C
➤ Break vs Exit in C
➤ Goto keyword in C
☕️ Flow Control Programs
➤ Largest in 3 Numbers
➤ Find Grade of student
➤ Find the absolute value
➤ Vowel or Consonant
➤ Leap Year Program
➤ Simple calculator in C
➤ Check Odd or Even
➤ Roots of Quadratic Equation
➤ Find Reverse of Number
➤ Factors of a number in C
➤ Generate Multiplication table
➤ Find Power of a Number
➤ Find GCD and LCM
➤ Find factorial of Number
➤ Count Number of Digits
➤ Sum of digits in Number
➤ Sum of N Natural Numbers
➤ Sum of Squares of Natural No.
➤ Find Sum of Odd Numbers
➤ Find the Sum of Series
➤ Find Fibonacci series in C
➤ Sum of the Fibonacci series
➤ Sum until enters +ve numbers
➤ Sum of max 10 no. & Skip -ve
☕️ C Conversion Programs
➤ Celsius to Fahrenheit
➤ Fahrenheit to Celsius
➤ Decimal ↔ Binary
➤ Decimal ↔ Octal
➤ Octal ↔ Binary in C
☕️ Number Programs in C
➤ Prime Number in C
➤ Strong Number in C
➤ Krishnamurthy Number
➤ Neon Number in C
➤ Palindrome number
➤ Perfect Number in C
➤ Armstrong Number
☕️ Pattern Programs in C
➤ Pattern programs in C
➤ Printing pattern using loops
➤ Floyd’s triangle Program
➤ Pascal Triangle Program
➤ Pyramid Star Pattern in C
➤ Diamond Pattern Programs
➤ Half Diamond pattern in C
➤ Print Diamond Pattern
➤ Hollow Diamond Pattern
➤ Diamond Pattern of Numbers
The break and exit both are jump statements, but there is much difference between break and exit.
Also see:- break statement in C
The break statement is a jump control statement that controls the flow of the execution of the program. When break keyword is encountered inside a loop then control of the program came from the loop and remaining statements of the program are executed.
The exit is a pre-defined standard library function which is defined in header file stdlib.h. The exit function forces an unconditional and immediate termination of the program.
The prototype of the exit function is:- void exit(int value);
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
for(int i=0; i<5; i++)
{
if(i==3) break;
printf("%d\t",i);
}
printf("\nExecution of For loop completed.");
return 0;
}
Output:-
0 1 2
Execution of For loop completed
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main()
{
for(int i=0; i<5; i++)
{
if(i==3) exit(0);
printf("%d\t",i);
}
printf("\nExecution of For loop completed");
return 0;
}
Output:-
0 1 2
Observe the differences between the above two programs, in the first program the break statement is used but in the second program exit function is used. The break statement terminates the loop so, the printf statement is executed but the exit function terminates the whole program so, the statement after exit function doesn’t execute.
Other difference between break and exit
1. The break statement can only be used within the control statements but exit function can be used anywhere in the program.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main()
{
printf("Hello");
exit(0);
printf("Hi");
return 0;
}
Output:-
Hello
2. The break is a reserved word in C programming language so, it can’t be used as an identifier in the C program but the exit is a function not a reserved word so, it can be used as the variable name.
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int exit = 9;
printf("exit = %d",exit);
return 0;
}
Output:-
exit = 9
3. In a C program, more than one break statement can be used and execute but exit function can be used more than once but executes only once.
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
for(int i=1; i<5; i++)
{
if(i==3) break;
printf("i = %d \t",i);
}
printf("\n");
for(int j=9; j>0; j--)
{
if(j==5) break;
printf("j = %d \t",j);
}
return 0;
}
Output:-
i = 1 i = 2
j = 9 j = 8 j = 7 j = 6
In the above program, two break statements are used and both are executed. The below program is similar to the above program, the only difference is we used exit() function instead of a break statement. The exit function terminates the program. So, we can use more than one exit function in a program but among them, only one exit() function can be executed in a program.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main()
{
for(int i=1; i<5; i++)
{
if(i==3) exit(0);
printf("i = %d \t",i);
}
printf("\n");
for(int j=9; j>0; j--)
{
if(j==5) exit(0);
printf("j = %d \t",j);
}
return 0;
}
Output:-
i = 1 i = 2
Summary
break | exit |
It is a keyword | It is a pre-defined function. |
It doesn’t require any header file. | It requires header file stdlib.h |
It terminates the loop. | It terminates the program. |
It can be used only within the loop and switch case statement. | It can be used anywhere in the program. |
It is a reserved word in C so, it can’t be used as the variable name. | It is not a reserved word so, it can be used as a variable name. |
In a C program, more than one break statement can be executed. | In a C program, only one exit function can be executed. |
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