confusing for Loop.

[sonir shah]

What will the following code print?

class Test 
{ 
public static void main(String args[]) 
{ 
int c = 0; 
A: for(int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
{
                   B: for(int j = 0; j < 2; j++) 
{
C: for(int k = 0; k < 3; k++) 
{
c++;
if(k>j) break;
}

}
}
System.out.println(c); 
} 
}

Ans: It will print 10
My question is that the if statement satisfies in the 2 checking loop itself.first
c=0;
i=0,j=0,k=0;--->c=1
i=0,j=0,k=1;---> c=2
here itself k>j i.e 1>0
so the value of c must be 2..
please explain where am i wrong?
Sonir

[Roy Ben Ami]

the break statement in the most inner loop only stops the most inner loop.
the 2 outer ones will continue again so at the end c is 10.

[DC Dalton]

If you put println's inside each for loop & one right after c is incremented you will see this result:
F:\JavaProgs>java Test
i is: 0
j is: 0
k is: 0
c is: 1
k is: 1
c is: 2
j is: 1
k is: 0
c is: 3
k is: 1
c is: 4
k is: 2
c is: 5
i is: 1
j is: 0
k is: 0
c is: 6
k is: 1
c is: 7
j is: 1
k is: 0
c is: 8
k is: 1
c is: 9
k is: 2
c is: 10
10
If you use this to follow the loops thru I think you will get it.....you have to remember that when you break out of a loop to another loop the inner loop variable will be re-initialized when it is hit again. Look at the code & these results & try writing it down in a small chart.....I thikn this will help you see whats up.
[ January 13, 2002: Message edited by: DC Dalton ]