Loop adding letter to a tile

Question

This bit of code is supposed to be adding a letter to a single tile, but the way it's currently written it's adding a letter to several tiles. How do I fix that? Thanks.

public void add(char c) {
        for (int row = 0; row < 4; row++){
            for (int col = 0; col < 4; col++){
                if (tiles[row][col] != null && tiles[row][col].getLetter() == null){
                    tiles[row][col].setLetter(letters.pop());
                    notifyObservers();
                    break;
                }
            }
            }
        }

Answer 1

The break; only exits the inner loop: for (int col = 0; col < 4; col++)
So it still runs the outter loop: for (int row = 0; row < 4; row++) and therefore re-enters the inner loop again

Try replacing break; with a return; to exit the add(char c) function completly. Thus preventing any further loop itterations

public void add(char c) {
    for (int row = 0; row < 4; row++){
        for (int col = 0; col < 4; col++){
            if (tiles[row][col] != null && tiles[row][col].getLetter() == null){
                tiles[row][col].setLetter(letters.pop());
                notifyObservers();
                return;
            }
        }
    }
}