PowerShell Loops Break
Example
The break operator will exit a program loop immediately. It can be used in For, ForEach, While and Do loops or in a Switch Statement.
$i = 0 while ($i -lt 15) { $i++ if ($i -eq 7) {break} Write-Host $i } The above will count to 15 but stop as soon as 7 is reached.
Note: When using a pipeline loop, break will behave as continue. To simulate break in the pipeline loop you need to incorporate some additional logic, cmdlet, etc. It is easier to stick with non-pipeline loops if you need to use break.
Break Labels
Break can also call a label that was placed in front of the instantiation of a loop:
$i = 0 :mainLoop While ($i -lt 15) { Write-Host $i -ForegroundColor 'Cyan' $j = 0 While ($j -lt 15) { Write-Host $j -ForegroundColor 'Magenta' $k = $i*$j Write-Host $k -ForegroundColor 'Green' if ($k -gt 100) { break mainLoop } $j++ } $i++ } Note: This code will increment $i to 8 and $j to 13 which will cause $k to equal 104. Since $k exceed 100, the code will then break out of both loops.
