syntax - Breaking out of a foreach loop in Velocity

Question

I am using

#if( $velocityCount > 5 )
    #break
#end

to break my foreach loop, but its not breaking instead it is printing #break in the output.

I also tried:

#foreach($item in $group.shipItems) 
    #if( $velocityCount > 5 )
        #item.break
    #end
#end

Here also it is printing #item.break instead of breaking the loop.

Answer 1

If you are using version 1.6, then #break should suffice. This makes me think you are using 1.4 or 1.5. Or are you seeing some errors?

If you are using version 1.7, #break should still work, but you could be specific and do

#foreach($item in $group.shipItems) 
    #if( $foreach.count > 5 )
        #break($foreach)
    #end
#end

Please make it a habit to specify version when asking questions.