How to break out of the IF statement

To answer your question:

public void Method()
{
    while(true){
        if(something)
        {
            //some code
            if(something2)
            {
                break;
            }
        return;
        }
        break;
    }
    // The code i want to go if the second if is true
}

You can use a goto to drop past some code. In the example, if thing1 is true then the check for things2 is bypassed.

if (something) {
    do_stuff();
    if (thing1) { 
        do_thing1();
        goto SkipToEnd;
    }
    if (thing2) {
        do_thing2();
    }
SkipToEnd:
    do_thing3();
}

This is a variation of something I learned several years back. Apparently, this is popular with C++ developers.

First off, I think I know why you want to break out of IF blocks. For me, I don't like a bunch of nested blocks because 1) it makes the code look messy and 2) it can be a pia to maintain if you have to move logic around.

Consider a do/while loop instead:

public void Method()
{
    bool something = true, something2 = false;

    do
    {
        if (!something) break;

        if (something2) break;

    } while (false);
}

The do/while loop is guaranteed to run only once just like an IF block thanks to the hardcoded false condition. When you want to exit early, just break.

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