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