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Can break and continue be used with nested loops in Java?

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Yes, the "break" and "continue" statements can be used with nested loops in Java.

When a "break" statement is used in a nested loop, it terminates the innermost loop that it is currently in. 

For example, consider the following code snippet:

for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
    for (int j = 1; j <= 3; j++) {
        if (i == 2 && j == 2) {
            break;
        }
        System.out.println(i + " " + j);
    }
}
 

In this code, there are two nested loops, and the "break" statement is used inside the inner loop. When the value of i is 2 and the value of j is 2, the "break" statement will be executed and the inner loop will be terminated. 

The output of this code will be:

1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
 

Similarly, when a "continue" statement is used in a nested loop, it skips the current iteration of the innermost loop that it is currently in and moves on to the next iteration. For example, consider the following code snippet:

for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
    for (int j = 1; j <= 3; j++) {
        if (i == 2 && j == 2) {
            continue;
        }
        System.out.println(i + " " + j);
    }
}
 

In this code, the "continue" statement is used inside the inner loop. When the value of i is 2 and the value of j is 2, the "continue" statement will be executed and the current iteration of the inner loop will be skipped. 

The output of this code will be:

1 1
1 2
1 3
2 1
2 3
3 1
3 2
3 3
 

So, the "break" and "continue" statements can be used with nested loops to control the flow of the program.

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