ForEach() : Why can't use break/continue inside

Question

Since ForEach() method loop through all a list members, Why cant use a break/continue clause while i can use them inside a normal foreach loop

lstTemp.ForEach(i=>  {    if (i == 3)    break;    //do sth  } ); 

Error:

"No enclosing loop out of which to break or continue"

Answer 1

Because ForEach is a method and not a regular foreach loop. The ForEach method is there for simple tasks, if you need to break or continue just iterate over lstTemp with a regular foreach loop.

Usually, ForEach is implemented like this:

public static ForEach<T>(this IEnumerable<T> input, Action<T> action) {   foreach(var i in input)     action(i); } 

As it is a normal method call, action doesn't know anything about the enclosing foreach, thus you can't break.