Labeled
Summary
Provides an identifier for a statement.
Syntax
label :
statements
- label
- Required. A unique identifier used when referring to the labeled statement.
- statements
- Optional. One or more statements associated with label.
Examples
In the following code, the continue statement refers to the for loop that is preceded by the Inner: statement. When j is 24, the continue statement causes that for loop to go to the next iteration. The numbers 21 through 23 and 25 through 30 print on each line.
Outer:
for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
document.write ("<br />");
document.write ("i: " + i);
document.write (" j: ");
Inner:
for (j = 21; j <= 30; j++) {
if (j == 24)
{
continue Inner;
}
document.write (j + " ");
}
}
Remarks
Labels are used by the break and continue statements to specify the statement to which the break and continue apply.
See also
Other articles
Attributions
Microsoft Developer Network: Article