break

break

ends execution of the current , , , or structure. break``for``foreach``while``do-while``switch

accepts an optional numeric argument which tells it how many nested enclosing structures are to be broken out of. The default value is , only the immediate enclosing structure is broken out of. break``1

<?php
$arr = array('one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'stop', 'five');
foreach ($arr as $val) {
   if ($val == 'stop') {
       break;    /* You could also write 'break 1;' here. */
   }
   echo "$val<br />\n";
}

/* Using the optional argument. */

$i = 0;
while (++$i) {
   switch ($i) {
       case 5:
           echo "At 5<br />\n";
           break 1;  /* Exit only the switch. */
       case 10:
           echo "At 10; quitting<br />\n";
           break 2;  /* Exit the switch and the while. */
       default:
           break;
   }
}
?>