Break-and-Continue-without-loop

Break and Continue without loop

The statements break and continue used without loops are not errors. They work for a loop in a parent scope, even if it is not in the same script. If a loop does not exist then the invocation silently stops.

Note that .test.ps1 has to call Test-Break.ps1 and Test-Continue.ps1 using PowerShell.exe. Otherwise loops of Invoke-Build.ps1 (the tests runner) are affected.

Scripts

• Invoke-Break.ps1 - just break.
• Invoke-Continue.ps1 - just continue.
• Test-Break.ps1 calls Invoke-Break.ps1 without a loop and gets interrupted.
• Test-Break2.ps1 calls Invoke-Break.ps1 from a loop, break works for this loop.
• Test-Continue.ps1 calls Invoke-Continue.ps1 without a loop and gets interrupted.
• Test-Continue2.ps1 calls Invoke-Continue.ps1 from a loop, continue works for this loop.

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• PowerShell/issues/5811
• Microsoft Connect 1357730
• Microsoft Connect 1321210