PHP Break Statement
The PHP break statement
can be used to jump out of different kind of loops.
Break in For loop
The break statement can be used to jump out of a
for loop.
Example
Jump out of the loop when $x is 4:
for ($x = 0; $x < 10; $x++) {
if ($x == 4) {
break;
}
echo "The number is: $x <br>";
}Break in While Loop
The break statement can be used to jump out of a
while loop.
Example
Jump out of the loop when $x is 4:
$x = 0;
while($x < 10) {
if ($x == 4) {
break;
}
echo "The number is: $x <br>";
$x++;
}Break in Do While Loop
The break statement can be used to jump out of a
do...while loop.
Example
Jump out of the loop when $i is 3:
$i = 1;
do {
if ($i == 3) break;
echo $i;
$i++;
} while ($i < 6);
Break in Foreach Loop
The break statement can be used to jump out of a
foreach loop.
Example
Jump out of the loop if $x is "blue":
$colors = array("red", "green", "blue", "yellow");
foreach ($colors as $x) {
if ($x == "blue") break;
echo "$x <br>";
}
