Break out out forloop but within switch statement php

Question

When I normally want to break out of a foreach loop before all of the iterations have completed I simply use a break; statement. e.g.

foreach($nodelist as $node) {    if($metCriteria) {        break;    } } 

But my next example has a switch statement in it. And if one of the conditions are met then I need to break from the foreach loop. (The problem being the break is used for the switch statement)

foreach($nodelist as $node) {     switch($node->nodeName) {         case "a" :             //do something             break;         case "b" :             //break out of forloop             break;     } } 

Do I simply set a variable in the switch statement then break after it? e.g.

$breakout = false; foreach($nodelist as $node) {     switch($node->nodeName) {         case "a" :             //do something             break;         case "b" :             $breakout = true;             break;     }     if($breakout === true) break; } 

Is this the best solution? or this there another way?

Answer 1

from the manual (break)

break accepts an optional numeric argument which tells it how many nested enclosing structures are to be broken out of.