diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/breakcontinue/BreakContinue.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/breakcontinue/BreakContinue.java
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+package com.baeldung.breakcontinue;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+/**
+ * @author Santosh
+ *
+ */
+public class BreakContinue {
+
+    public static int unlabeledBreak() {
+        String searchName = "Wilson";
+        int counter = 0;
+        List<String> names = Arrays.asList("John", "Peter", "Robert", "Wilson", "Anthony", "Donald", "Richard");
+
+        for (String name : names) {
+            counter++;
+            if (name.equalsIgnoreCase(searchName)) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return counter;
+    }
+
+    public static int unlabeledBreakNestedLoops() {
+        String searchName = "Wilson";
+        int counter = 0;
+        Map<String, List<String>> nameMap = new HashMap<>();
+        nameMap.put("Grade1", Arrays.asList("John", "Peter", "Robert", "Wilson"));
+        nameMap.put("Grade2", Arrays.asList("Anthony", "Donald", "Richard", "Arnold"));
+        nameMap.put("Grade3", Arrays.asList("Wilson", "Michael", "Stephen", "Ryan"));
+
+        Iterator<Entry<String, List<String>>> iterator = nameMap.entrySet()
+            .iterator();
+        Entry<String, List<String>> entry = null;
+        List<String> names = null;
+        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+            entry = iterator.next();
+            names = entry.getValue();
+            for (String name : names) {
+                if (name.equalsIgnoreCase(searchName)) {
+                    counter++;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return counter;
+    }
+
+    public static int labeledBreak() {
+        String searchName = "Wilson";
+        int counter = 0;
+        Map<String, List<String>> nameMap = new HashMap<>();
+        nameMap.put("Grade1", Arrays.asList("John", "Peter", "Robert", "Wilson"));
+        nameMap.put("Grade2", Arrays.asList("Anthony", "Donald", "Richard", "Arnold"));
+        nameMap.put("Grade3", Arrays.asList("Wilson", "Michael", "Stephen", "Ryan"));
+
+        Iterator<Entry<String, List<String>>> iterator = nameMap.entrySet()
+            .iterator();
+        Entry<String, List<String>> entry = null;
+        List<String> names = null;
+        compare: 
+        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+            entry = iterator.next();
+            names = entry.getValue();
+            for (String name : names) {
+                if (name.equalsIgnoreCase(searchName)) {
+                    counter++;
+                    break compare;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return counter;
+    }
+
+    public static int unlabeledContinue() {
+        String searchName = "Wilson";
+        int counter = 0;
+        Map<String, List<String>> nameMap = new HashMap<>();
+        nameMap.put("Grade1", Arrays.asList("John", "Wilson", "Robert", "Wilson"));
+        nameMap.put("Grade2", Arrays.asList("Anthony", "Donald", "Wilson", "Arnold"));
+        nameMap.put("Grade3", Arrays.asList("Wilson", "Michael", "Wilson", "Ryan"));
+
+        Iterator<Entry<String, List<String>>> iterator = nameMap.entrySet()
+            .iterator();
+        Entry<String, List<String>> entry = null;
+        List<String> names = null;
+        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+            entry = iterator.next();
+            names = entry.getValue();
+            for (String name : names) {
+                if (!name.equalsIgnoreCase(searchName)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                counter++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return counter;
+    }
+
+    public static int labeledContinue() {
+        String searchName = "Wilson";
+        int counter = 0;
+        Map<String, List<String>> nameMap = new HashMap<>();
+        nameMap.put("Grade1", Arrays.asList("John", "Wilson", "Robert", "Wilson"));
+        nameMap.put("Grade2", Arrays.asList("Anthony", "Donald", "Wilson", "Arnold"));
+        nameMap.put("Grade3", Arrays.asList("Wilson", "Michael", "Wilson", "Ryan"));
+
+        Iterator<Entry<String, List<String>>> iterator = nameMap.entrySet()
+            .iterator();
+        Entry<String, List<String>> entry = null;
+        List<String> names = null;
+        compare: 
+        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+            entry = iterator.next();
+            names = entry.getValue();
+            for (String name : names) {
+                if (name.equalsIgnoreCase(searchName)) {
+                    counter++;
+                    continue compare;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return counter;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/breakcontinue/BreakContinueTest.java b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/breakcontinue/BreakContinueTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.breakcontinue;
+
+import static com.baeldung.breakcontinue.BreakContinue.labeledBreak;
+import static com.baeldung.breakcontinue.BreakContinue.labeledContinue;
+import static com.baeldung.breakcontinue.BreakContinue.unlabeledBreak;
+import static com.baeldung.breakcontinue.BreakContinue.unlabeledBreakNestedLoops;
+import static com.baeldung.breakcontinue.BreakContinue.unlabeledContinue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class BreakContinueTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUnlabeledBreak_ThenEqual() {
+        assertEquals(4, unlabeledBreak());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUnlabeledBreakNestedLoops_ThenEqual() {
+        assertEquals(2, unlabeledBreakNestedLoops());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenLabeledBreak_ThenEqual() {
+        assertEquals(1, labeledBreak());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUnlabeledContinue_ThenEqual() {
+        assertEquals(5, unlabeledContinue());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenLabeledContinue_ThenEqual() {
+        assertEquals(3, labeledContinue());
+    }
+
+}