The break statement can be used to exit out of a loop.
This example below exits the loop when $i is equal to 5:
<?php
for ($i = 0; $i <= 10; $i++) {
if ($i == 5) {
break;
}
echo "The number is: $i <br>";
}
PHP continue
The continue statement skips one iteration of the loop, if a specified condition occurs, and continues with the next iteration in the loop.
The example below skips printing the value of 5:
<?php
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
if ($i == 5) {
continue;
}
echo " $i <br>";
}
Exercise
Using the for loop print the numbers from 5 to 1 (decreasing order) but exits when the number reaches 3.
<?php
$var = 123;
<?php
for ($i = 5; $i >= 1; $i--) {
if ($i == 2) {
break;
}
echo $i . "<br>";
}
{
"test_output_contains":[
{
"expected":"5",
"error_message":"Sorry. Please try again."
},
{
"expected":"4",
"error_message":"Sorry. Please try again."
},
{
"expected":"3",
"error_message":"Sorry. Please try again."
}
],
"success_message":"Good job!",
"error_message":"Please read the instructions again."
}