if statement - c# nested if/else in a for loop -

i have nested if/else statement in loop determine whether or a value valid array value. returns values fine, if if correct, still else additional 3 times. thought once equal 1 time, stop, suppose missing here.

any thoughts?

string sectionchoice; int ticketquantity; double ticketprice, totalcost; string[] section = { "orchestra", "mezzanine", "balcony", "general" }; double[] price = { 125.25, 62.00, 35.75, 55.50 }; bool isvalidsection = false;  sectionchoice = getsection(); ticketquantity = getquantity();  (int x = 0; x < section.length; ++x) {         if (sectionchoice == section[x])         {             isvalidsection = true;             ticketprice = price[x];              totalcost = calcticketcost(ticketprice, ticketquantity);             console.write("\n\ntotal cost tickets are: {0:c2}", totalcost);         }         else             console.write("\n\ninvalid entry, {0} not exsist", sectionchoice);         } 

when valid, returns this:

your price 32.50. invalid entry, x not exsist invalid entry, x not exsist invalid entry, x not exsist

the keyword looking break;

break stop execution of loop inside. if inside nested loops work on innermost.

the opposite of continue. continue stops iteration , moves onto next.

here msdn article explaining more in depth

for (int x = 0; x < section.length; ++x) {    if (sectionchoice == section[x])    {       isvalidsection = true;       ticketprice = price[x];        totalcost = calcticketcost(ticketprice, ticketquantity);       console.write("\n\ntotal cost tickets are: {0:c2}", totalcost);       break;    }    else      console.write("\n\ninvalid entry, {0} not exsist", sectionchoice);  }