(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
break ends execution of the currentfor,foreach,while,do-while orswitch structure.
break accepts an optional numeric argument which tells it how many nested enclosing structures are to be broken out of. The default value is1, only the immediate enclosing structure is broken out of.
<?php
$arr= array('one','two','three','four','stop','five');
foreach ($arras$val) {
if ($val=='stop') {
break;/* You could also write 'break 1;' here. */
}
echo"$val<br />\n";
}
/* Using the optional argument. */
$i=0;
while (++$i) {
switch ($i) {
case5:
echo"At 5<br />\n";
break1;/* Exit only the switch. */
case10:
echo"At 10; quitting<br />\n";
break2;/* Exit the switch and the while. */
default:
break;
}
}
?>