breakPHP ManualPrevChapter 11. Control StructuresNextbreak
break ends execution of the current
if, for,
while, or switch
structure.
break accepts an optional numeric argument
which tells it how many nested enclosing structures are to be
broken out of.
1
2 $i = 0;
3 while ($i < 10) {
4 if ($arr[$i] == "stop") {
5 break; /* You could also write 'break 1;' here. */
6 }
7 $i++;
8 }
9
10 /* Using the optional argument. */
11
12 $i = 0;
13 while ( ++$i ) {
14 switch ( $i ) {
15 case 5:
16 echo "At 5<br>\n";
17 break 1; /* Exit only the switch. */
18 case 10:
19 echo "At 10; quitting<br>\n";
20 break 2; /* Exit the switch and the while. */
21 default:
22 break;
23 }
24 }
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