1.2.86. Break Outside Loop

Starting with PHP 7, break or continue that are outside a loop (for, foreach(), do…`while() <https://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.while.php>`_, while()) or a switch() statement won’t compile anymore.

It is not possible anymore to include a piece of code inside a loop that will then break.

<?php

    // outside a loop : This won't compile
    break 1;

    foreach($array as $a) {
        break 1; // Compile OK

        break 2; // This won't compile, as this break is in one loop, and not 2
    }

    foreach($array as $a) {
        foreach($array2 as $a2) {
            break 2; // OK in PHP 5 and 7
        }
    }
?>

1.2.86.1. Specs

Short name	Structures/BreakOutsideLoop
Rulesets	All, Analyze, CompatibilityPHP70
Exakat since	0.8.4
PHP Version	With PHP 7.0 and older
Severity	Major
Time To Fix	Slow (1 hour)
Precision	Very high
Features	break, loop
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Exakat Cloud