How to exit nested loops in Java? Effective ways to break out
Hi everyone! I'm new to Java and encountered a problem when working with nested loops. I have a two-dimensional array (matrix) and I'm searching for a specific value in it. Once I find it, I need to stop the search and exit both loops.
Here's my code:
```java
int[][] matrix = {
{1, 2, 3},
{4, 5, 6},
{7, 8, 9}
};
int target = 5;
boolean found = false;
for (int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < matrix[i].length; j++) {
if (matrix[i][j] == target) {
found = true;
break; // exits only the inner loop
}
}
// outer loop continues!
}
```
I tried using `break` — but it only breaks the inner loop, while the outer loop continues iterating. Because of this, the code runs longer than