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I am looking to break an outer for/foreach loop in PHP.

This can be done in ActionScript like so:

top : for each(var i:MovieClip in movieClipArray)

 for each(var j:String in nameArray)
 
 if(i.name == j) break top;
 

What's the PHP equivalent?

php for-loop break

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  I've posted 2 solutions, one with labels, as in action script and other that just uses break
  
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7

I am looking to break an outer for/foreach loop in PHP.

This can be done in ActionScript like so:

top : for each(var i:MovieClip in movieClipArray)

 for each(var j:String in nameArray)
 
 if(i.name == j) break top;
 

What's the PHP equivalent?

php for-loop break

share|improve this question

edited Jan 27 '12 at 23:53

Marty

asked May 4 '11 at 8:11

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  Always have a look at the documentation first: php.net/manual/en/control-structures.break.php
  
  – Felix Kling
  May 4 '11 at 8:14
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I've posted 2 solutions, one with labels, as in action script and other that just uses break
  
  – Edgar Villegas Alvarado
  May 4 '11 at 8:22
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I am looking to break an outer for/foreach loop in PHP.

This can be done in ActionScript like so:

top : for each(var i:MovieClip in movieClipArray)

 for each(var j:String in nameArray)
 
 if(i.name == j) break top;
 

What's the PHP equivalent?

php for-loop break

share|improve this question

edited Jan 27 '12 at 23:53

Marty

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top : for each(var i:MovieClip in movieClipArray)

 for each(var j:String in nameArray)
 
 if(i.name == j) break top;
 

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edited Jan 27 '12 at 23:53

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In the case of 2 nested loops:

break 2;

http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.break.php

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PHP Manual says

break accepts an optional numeric
argument which tells it how many
nested enclosing structures are to be
broken out of.

break 2;

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You can using just a break-n statement:

foreach(...)

 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) break 2; //Breaks 2 levels, so breaks outermost foreach
 

If you're in php >= 5.3, you can use labels and gotos, similar as in action script:

 foreach(...)
 
 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) goto top;
 

top :

But goto must be used carefully. Goto is evil (considered bad practice)

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answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

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  There are quite valid uses for goto. Even eval() is not evil (and it is). It has even less uses than goto.
  
  – lucian303
  May 31 '13 at 19:14
  

  
  
  
  


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  Yes. That's why I said "goto must be used carefully"
  
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  Aug 29 '13 at 8:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  In that note I believe this page is relevant: php.net/manual/en/control-structures.goto.php
  
  – Ruggi
  May 19 '16 at 14:14
  
  

  
  
  
  

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You can use break 2; to break out of two loops at the same time. It's not quite the same as your example with the "named" loops, but it will do the trick.

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 $i = new MovieClip();
 foreach($movieClipArray as $i)
 
 $nameArray = array();
 foreach($nameArray as $n) if($i->name==$n) break 2;
 

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  Nice try at converting the entire supplied code to PHP, though the break statement doesn't do what I need it to do (it only ends the inner loop).
  
  – Marty
  May 4 '11 at 8:18
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  refresh you page :) I replaced with break 2 ... which according to PHP Manual: "break accepts an optional numeric argument which tells it how many nested enclosing structures are to be broken out of. "
  
  – Jordan Arseno
  May 4 '11 at 8:22
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

Use goto?

for($i=0,$j=50; $i<100; $i++) 

 while($j--) 
 
 if($j==17) 
 goto end; 
 

echo "i = $i";
end:
echo 'j hit 17';

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255

In the case of 2 nested loops:

break 2;

http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.break.php

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  that goes for continue 2,just for more info =)
  
  – Arash Moosapour
  Jun 27 '17 at 14:00
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

255

In the case of 2 nested loops:

break 2;

http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.break.php

share|improve this answer

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  that goes for continue 2,just for more info =)
  
  – Arash Moosapour
  Jun 27 '17 at 14:00
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

In the case of 2 nested loops:

break 2;

http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.break.php

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break 2;

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PHP Manual says

break accepts an optional numeric
argument which tells it how many
nested enclosing structures are to be
broken out of.

break 2;

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PHP Manual says

break accepts an optional numeric
argument which tells it how many
nested enclosing structures are to be
broken out of.

break 2;

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PHP Manual says

break accepts an optional numeric
argument which tells it how many
nested enclosing structures are to be
broken out of.

break 2;

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break 2;

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You can using just a break-n statement:

foreach(...)

 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) break 2; //Breaks 2 levels, so breaks outermost foreach
 

If you're in php >= 5.3, you can use labels and gotos, similar as in action script:

 foreach(...)
 
 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) goto top;
 

top :

But goto must be used carefully. Goto is evil (considered bad practice)

share|improve this answer

edited May 12 '14 at 5:33

answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

Edgar Villegas AlvaradoEdgar Villegas Alvarado

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  There are quite valid uses for goto. Even eval() is not evil (and it is). It has even less uses than goto.
  
  – lucian303
  May 31 '13 at 19:14
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes. That's why I said "goto must be used carefully"
  
  – Edgar Villegas Alvarado
  Aug 29 '13 at 8:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  In that note I believe this page is relevant: php.net/manual/en/control-structures.goto.php
  
  – Ruggi
  May 19 '16 at 14:14
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

15

You can using just a break-n statement:

foreach(...)

 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) break 2; //Breaks 2 levels, so breaks outermost foreach
 

If you're in php >= 5.3, you can use labels and gotos, similar as in action script:

 foreach(...)
 
 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) goto top;
 

top :

But goto must be used carefully. Goto is evil (considered bad practice)

share|improve this answer

edited May 12 '14 at 5:33

answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

Edgar Villegas AlvaradoEdgar Villegas Alvarado

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  There are quite valid uses for goto. Even eval() is not evil (and it is). It has even less uses than goto.
  
  – lucian303
  May 31 '13 at 19:14
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes. That's why I said "goto must be used carefully"
  
  – Edgar Villegas Alvarado
  Aug 29 '13 at 8:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  In that note I believe this page is relevant: php.net/manual/en/control-structures.goto.php
  
  – Ruggi
  May 19 '16 at 14:14
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You can using just a break-n statement:

foreach(...)

 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) break 2; //Breaks 2 levels, so breaks outermost foreach
 

If you're in php >= 5.3, you can use labels and gotos, similar as in action script:

 foreach(...)
 
 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) goto top;
 

top :

But goto must be used carefully. Goto is evil (considered bad practice)

share|improve this answer

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answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

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foreach(...)

 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) break 2; //Breaks 2 levels, so breaks outermost foreach
 

 foreach(...)
 
 foreach(...)
 
 if(i.name == j) goto top;
 

top :

share|improve this answer

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answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

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You can use break 2; to break out of two loops at the same time. It's not quite the same as your example with the "named" loops, but it will do the trick.

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 '11 at 8:13

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You can use break 2; to break out of two loops at the same time. It's not quite the same as your example with the "named" loops, but it will do the trick.

share|improve this answer

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You can use break 2; to break out of two loops at the same time. It's not quite the same as your example with the "named" loops, but it will do the trick.

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 '11 at 8:13

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 $i = new MovieClip();
 foreach($movieClipArray as $i)
 
 $nameArray = array();
 foreach($nameArray as $n) if($i->name==$n) break 2;
 

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answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

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  Nice try at converting the entire supplied code to PHP, though the break statement doesn't do what I need it to do (it only ends the inner loop).
  
  – Marty
  May 4 '11 at 8:18
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  refresh you page :) I replaced with break 2 ... which according to PHP Manual: "break accepts an optional numeric argument which tells it how many nested enclosing structures are to be broken out of. "
  
  – Jordan Arseno
  May 4 '11 at 8:22
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

6

 $i = new MovieClip();
 foreach($movieClipArray as $i)
 
 $nameArray = array();
 foreach($nameArray as $n) if($i->name==$n) break 2;
 

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

Jordan ArsenoJordan Arseno

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nice try at converting the entire supplied code to PHP, though the break statement doesn't do what I need it to do (it only ends the inner loop).
  
  – Marty
  May 4 '11 at 8:18
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  refresh you page :) I replaced with break 2 ... which according to PHP Manual: "break accepts an optional numeric argument which tells it how many nested enclosing structures are to be broken out of. "
  
  – Jordan Arseno
  May 4 '11 at 8:22
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

 $i = new MovieClip();
 foreach($movieClipArray as $i)
 
 $nameArray = array();
 foreach($nameArray as $n) if($i->name==$n) break 2;
 

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

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 $i = new MovieClip();
 foreach($movieClipArray as $i)
 
 $nameArray = array();
 foreach($nameArray as $n) if($i->name==$n) break 2;
 

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

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answered May 4 '11 at 8:17

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Use goto?

for($i=0,$j=50; $i<100; $i++) 

 while($j--) 
 
 if($j==17) 
 goto end; 
 

echo "i = $i";
end:
echo 'j hit 17';

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4

Use goto?

for($i=0,$j=50; $i<100; $i++) 

 while($j--) 
 
 if($j==17) 
 goto end; 
 

echo "i = $i";
end:
echo 'j hit 17';

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Use goto?

for($i=0,$j=50; $i<100; $i++) 

 while($j--) 
 
 if($j==17) 
 goto end; 
 

echo "i = $i";
end:
echo 'j hit 17';

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 '11 at 8:16

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for($i=0,$j=50; $i<100; $i++) 

 while($j--) 
 
 if($j==17) 
 goto end; 
 

echo "i = $i";
end:
echo 'j hit 17';

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 '11 at 8:16

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answered May 4 '11 at 8:16

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answered May 4 '11 at 8:16

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