---
name: "PPI::Statement::Break"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-ppi"
version: "1.291-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PPI::Statement::Break"
---

# PPI::Statement::Break(3pm)

Statements which break out of normal statement flow

## NAME

PPI::Statement::Break - Statements which break out of normal statement flow

## SYNOPSIS

```
  last;
  goto FOO;
  next if condition();
  return $foo;
  redo;
```

## INHERITANCE

```
  PPI::Statement::Break
  isa PPI::Statement
      isa PPI::Node
          isa PPI::Element
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"PPI::Statement::Break"` is intended to represent statements that break out of the normal statement flow control. This covers the basic types `'redo'`, `'goto'`, `'next'`, `'last'` and `'return'`.

## METHODS

`"PPI::Statement::Break"` has no additional methods beyond the default ones provided by PPI::Statement, PPI::Node and PPI::Element.

However, it is expected to gain methods for identifying the line to break to, or the structure to break out of.

## TO DO

\- Add the methods to identify the break target

\- Add some proper unit testing

## SUPPORT

See the support section in the main module.

## AUTHOR

Adam Kennedy \<adamk@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2001 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.