The Break Statement section starts with a reference to the switch statement which has not yet been introduced if you are following the lessons sequentially: https://dev.java/learn/language-basics/controlling-flow/#break "The break statement has two forms: labeled and unlabeled. **You saw the unlabeled form in the previous discussion of the switch statement.** " The second statement is untrue as far as I can tell. It's the next lesson that introduces the switch statement. ------------- The Yield section on the same page also mentions the switch statement: https://dev.java/learn/language-basics/controlling-flow/#yield