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76 | <tt class="keyword">break</tt> may only occur syntactically nested in a <tt class="keyword">for</tt> | |
77 | or <tt class="keyword">while</tt> loop, but not nested in a function or class definition | |
78 | within that loop. | |
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81 | It terminates the nearest enclosing loop, skipping the optional | |
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89 | When <tt class="keyword">break</tt> passes control out of a <tt class="keyword">try</tt> statement | |
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