PHP break Keyword
Example
Break out of a loop:
<?php
$cars = ["Ford", "Volvo", "BMW"];
foreach($cars as $car) {
echo
$car;
echo "<br>";
if($car == "Volvo") {
break;
}
}
?>
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Definition and Usage
The break
keyword is used to break out of for
loops, foreach
loops, while
loops,
do..while
loops and switch
conditions.
In the switch
block, all of the code following a case statement will be executed until a
break keyword is found. This could also be code belonging to another case.
Related Pages
The switch
keyword.
Use the continue
keyword to end the current iteration in a loop, but continue with the next.
Read more about break and continue in our PHP Break and Continue Tutorial.
Read more about loops in our PHP Loops Tutorial.
Read more about switch conditionals in our PHP switch Statement Tutorial.
More Examples
Example
Using break in a switch statement:
<?php
$favcolor = "red";
switch ($favcolor)
{
case "red":
echo "Your favorite color is red!";
break;
case "blue":
echo "Your favorite color is blue!";
break;
case "green":
echo "Your favorite color is green!";
break;
default:
echo "Your favorite color is neither red, blue, nor green!";
}
?>
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