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Does the "else" condition not function in a PHP foreach loop?

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answered 2022-06-17 19:00:00 +0000

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No, the "else" condition does function in a PHP foreach loop. The "else" block will be executed if the foreach loop completes without any breaks being encountered. Here's an example:

$numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

foreach ($numbers as $number) {
    echo $number;
    if ($number == 3) {
        break;
    }
}

echo "Loop completed.";

foreach ($numbers as $number) {
    echo $number;
}

echo "Else block executed.";

Output:

123Loop completed.12345Else block executed.

In the above example, the first foreach loop breaks when it encounters the number 3. The second foreach loop goes through all the numbers without encountering any breaks. Therefore, the "else" block is executed, which outputs "Else block executed." at the end.

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