label The label statement is used to assign a unique name to a block of executable statements, the purpose of which is to allow break and continue statements within a deeply nested executable structure to stop executing and exit to a higher level in the heirarchical tree of executable statements. The script may then begin again at some level higher than that in which the break or continue was invoked. syntax: labelName: EXAMPLE loopLabel: for (arguments) { for (arguments) { if (arguments) { break loopLabel; } } } The example shows that the label name is 'loopLabel'. Several for statements and one if statement later, the 'break loopLabel;' is given, which tells the script to jump to the loopLabel: and begin again.