16. Breaking and Continuing Loops

Sometimes, you need to alter the standard flow of a loop based on a specific condition. PHP provides break and continue for this purpose.

The break Statement

break immediately terminates the execution of the current for, while, do-while, foreach, or switch structure.

Example: Stopping when a target is found.

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The continue Statement

continue stops the current iteration of the loop and moves immediately to the next iteration (re-evaluating the condition).

Example: Skipping unwanted values.

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