break.outOfLoop

Code example

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

class Foo
{
	public function doFoo(): void
	{
		if (rand(0, 1)) {
			break;
		}
	}
}

Why is it reported?

The break keyword can only be used inside a loop (for, foreach, while, do-while) or a switch statement. Using break outside of these structures is a fatal error in PHP because there is no enclosing loop or switch to break out of.

In the example above, break is used inside an if statement that is not enclosed in any loop or switch, so PHP cannot determine what to break out of.

How to fix it

Use return instead if the intent is to exit the function:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);

 class Foo
 {
 	public function doFoo(): void
 	{
 		if (rand(0, 1)) {
-			break;
+			return;
 		}
 	}
 }

Or move the code inside a loop if a loop was intended:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);

 class Foo
 {
 	public function doFoo(): void
 	{
+		while (true) {
 			if (rand(0, 1)) {
 				break;
 			}
+		}
 	}
 }