System.exit() Java Method

System.exit() Java Method

java.lang.System.exit() methods stops running or terminates Java program by shutting down Java virtual machine.
This method takes a status code.There are different state where a negative value means abnormal program termination.

exit(0)-is successful termination.
exit(-1) or any other negative value shows unsuccessful termination.This method is void and has no return type.

Syntax:

public void exit(int status)

[

import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;

public class ExitMethodExample {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8};

        for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++)
        {
            if (arr[i] >= 5)
            {
                System.out.println("exit...");

                // Terminate JVM                System.exit(0);
            }
            else                System.out.println("arr["+i+"] = " +
                        arr[i]);
        }
        System.out.println("End of Program");
    }
}

]

Output:

run:

arr[0] = 1

arr[1] = 2

arr[2] = 3

arr[3] = 4

exit...

BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 3 seconds)

See also:

System.in Java Method Example