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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
break
ends execution of the current
for
, foreach
,
while
, do-while
or
switch
structure.
break
accepts an optional numeric argument
which tells it how many nested enclosing structures are to be
broken out of. The default value is 1
, only
the immediate enclosing structure is broken out of.
<?php
$arr = array('one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'stop', 'five');
foreach ($arr as $val) {
if ($val == 'stop') {
break; /* You could also write 'break 1;' here. */
}
echo "$val<br />\n";
}
/* Using the optional argument. */
$i = 0;
while (++$i) {
switch ($i) {
case 5:
echo "At 5<br />\n";
break 1; /* Exit only the switch. */
case 10:
echo "At 10; quitting<br />\n";
break 2; /* Exit the switch and the while. */
default:
break;
}
}
?>