Exit while loop

[Simulacron]

I have a while loop that gets executed as long active = true. In one part of my code I want to exit the the while loop instantly without executing everything else that comes after this section in the while loop. Can I just set active = false, or will still still execute the last part of the loop?

 

[Pixelated_Pope]

Use "break"

http://gamemaker.communitymanual.com/docs/gml/401_13_break

 

[Simulacron]

Thanks, still experimenting with loops, so I'm often unsure when to use what