break is a keyword that allows you to stop processing a loop or conditional.
package{ import flash.display.Sprite;
public class Main extends Sprite{ public function Main(){
var needle:int = 3;
var haystack: Array = new Array(1,2,3,4,5,6); for (var i:int = 0; i < haystack.length; i++) { if (!(hay == haystack[i])) { continue;
}
trace("I found the needle!"); break;
}
}
}
}