class BreakInNestedLoops { static void Main(string[] args) { int[] numbers = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }; char[] letters = { 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j' }; // Outer loop for (int x = 0; x < numbers.Length; x++) { Console.WriteLine("num = {0}", numbers[x]); // Inner loop for (int y = 0; y < letters.Length; y++) { if (y == x) { // Return control to outer loop break; } Console.Write(" {0} ", letters[y]); } Console.WriteLine(); } // Keep the console open in debug mode. Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit."); Console.ReadKey(); } } /* * Output: num = 0 num = 1 a num = 2 a b num = 3 a b c num = 4 a b c d num = 5 a b c d e num = 6 a b c d e f num = 7 a b c d e f g num = 8 a b c d e f g h num = 9 a b c d e f g h i */