BREAK & CONTINUE Statement

Break and Continue statements in SimplifyQA help control the flow of test execution within loops and conditional structures. These statements provide flexibility in handling test case execution by allowing early exits or skipping specific steps based on conditions.

Understanding Break and Continue Statements

1. Break Statement

   1. The Break statement is used to exit a loop or stop test execution when a specific condition is met.

   2. Once the condition is met, further steps inside the loop are skipped, and the control moves to the next section of the test case.

2. Continue Statement

   1. The Continue statement is used to skip the current iteration of a loop and proceed to the next one.

   2. This is useful when certain conditions should be ignored while allowing the rest of the loop to execute normally.

Real-Time Scenario

Scenario: Validating User Login Attempts

Consider an application where multiple users attempt to log in. We need to verify successful login attempts while handling invalid login credentials efficiently.

Using Break Statement

If a user enters the correct credentials, the test should immediately stop further login attempts and move to the next verification step.

Using Continue Statement

If a user enters invalid credentials, the test should skip further checks for that user and proceed with the next set of credentials.

Best Practices

• Use Break Wisely: Avoid premature termination of loops unless necessary.

• Apply Continue Carefully: Ensure skipping iterations does not impact critical validations.

• Combine with Conditional Statements: Optimise execution logic by pairing with IF-ELSE structures.

• Test with Different Data Sets: Validate break and continue logic across various test scenarios.