Break out out forloop but within switch statement php
from the manual (break)
break accepts an optional numeric argument which tells it how many nested enclosing structures are to be broken out of.
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break 2 means exit from both loop and switch.
$i = 0;while (++$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; }}