A multiple-level break is a good idea, but I think that Java's labeled break is a better way to do it: find_in_array_loop: for(i = 0; i < n; i++)

A multiple-level break is a good idea, but I think that Java's labeled break is a better way to do it: find_in_array_loop: for(i = 0; i < n; i++) for(j = 0; j < n; j++) if(array[i][j] == x) break find_in_array_loop;