Java - Does returning a value break a loop?

Question

I\'m writing some code that basically follows the following format:

public static boolean isIncluded(E element) {
    Node c = head;
    while (c !=         


        

Answer 1

Yes*

Yes, usually (and in your case) it does break out of the loop and returns from the method.

An Exception

One exception is that if there is a finally block inside the loop and surrounding the return statement then the code in the finally block will be executed before the method returns. The finally block might not terminate - for example it could contain another loop or call a method that never returns. In this case you wouldn't ever exit the loop or the method.

while (true)
{
    try
    {
        return;  // This return technically speaking doesn't exit the loop.
    }
    finally
    {
        while (true) {}  // Instead it gets stuck here.
    }
}