Difference between Break and Continue | Break vs. Continue
Difference between Break and Continue
Break |
Continue |
Break is used to terminate the execution of the loop. | Continue is not used to terminate the execution of loop. |
It breaks the iteration. | It skips the iteration. |
When this statement is executed, control will come out from the loop and executes the statement immediate after loop. | When this statement is executed, it will not come out of the loop but moves/jumps to the next iteration of loop. |
Break is used with loops as well as switch case. | Continue is only used in loops, it is not used in switch case. |
Example : <?php for($A=1 ; $A<=5 ; $A++) { if($A > 3) { break; } echo “ ” ,$A; } ?> Output : 1 2 3 |
Example : <?php for($A=1 ; $A<=5 ; $A++) { if($A == 3) { continue; } echo “ ” ,$A; } ?> |