Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Statements:label

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Syntax 3 Parameters 4 Examples 5 See also

[edit] Summary

Provides a statement with an identifier that you can refer to using a break or continue statement.

For example, you can use a label to identify a loop, and then use the break or continue statements to indicate whether a program should interrupt the loop or continue its execution.

Statement
Implemented in:	JavaScript 1.2, NES 3.0
ECMA Version:	ECMA-262, Edition 3

[edit] Syntax

label :
   statement

[edit] Parameters

label 

Any JavaScript identifier that is not a reserved word.

statement 

Statements. break can be used with any labeled statement, and continue can be used with looping labeled statements.

[edit] Examples

For an example of a label statement using break, see break. For an example of a label statement using continue, see continue.

[edit] See also

break, continue