How to skip iterations in a for loop in PHP?

Question

I have a list of options (booked seats) from which I want to exclude certain values (e.g., 3, 4, 8 and 19). The code I have for constructing the list is:

    <?php
    for ($i=1; $i<=27; $i++)
      {
        echo "<option value=$i>$i</option>";
      }
    ?>

How do I exclude 3, 4, 8 and 19 from the list?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You can use continue to skip the current iteration of a loop.

$exclude = array(3, 4, 8, 19);

for ($i=1; $i<=27; $i++)
{

    if (in_array($i, $exclude)) continue;

    echo "<option value=$i>$i</option>";
}

Documentation.

Answer 2

Explicitly exclude them:

if (($i != 3) && ($i != 4) && ($i !=8) && ($i != 19))