java - Why does my for loop check only the first element? -

i have method checks username , password of user before login. loop checks first item, finds first condition, u.getrole().equalsignorecase("recruiter") not satisfied first item, instead of going , checking second item breaks , returns null.

why happen?

here method:

public user check(string username, string password) throws adexception {      try {         begin();         query q = getsession().createquery("from user");         arraylist<user> list = (arraylist<user>) q.list();         system.out.println("recruiterlist is: " + list);          (user u: list) {             system.out.println("before if user is: " + u);              if (u.getrole().equalsignorecase("recruiter")) {                 system.out.println("username 1 :" + u.getusername());                  if (u.getusername().equalsignorecase(username) && u.getpassword().equalsignorecase(password))                     system.out.println("after if recruiter is: " + u);                 system.out.println("username 2 :" + u.getusername());                  return u;             }             break;               }       } catch (hibernateexception e) {         rollback();         throw new adexception("unfound " + username, e);     }      return null; } 

for (user u: list) {     if (u.getrole().equalsignorecase("recruiter")) {    //sysout   if (u.getusername().equalsignorecase(username) && u.getpassword().equalsignorecase(password))           //2 sysout         return u;      }      break;      //here break statement exit loop after first iteration.  } 

so try code.

 (user u: list) {     if (u.getrole().equalsignorecase("recruiter")) {    //sysout   if (u.getusername().equalsignorecase(username) && u.getpassword().equalsignorecase(password)){           //2 sysout         return u;     } else{                //your code if password doesnot matched        }       // continue if more 1 recruiter type user object in database.      }else{                //your code if user role doesnot matched        }   }   //loop check element present in array. , if it's role  matched "recuriter" check user , password.