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# continue statement

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< c‎ | language

Causes the remaining portion of the enclosing for, while or do-while loop body skipped.

Used when it is otherwise awkward to ignore the remaining portion of the loop using conditional statements.

### [edit] Syntax

`continue` |  |

### [edit] Explanation

This statement works as a shortcut to the end of the enclosing loop body.

In case of while or do-while loops, the next statement executed is the condition check (cond_expression). In case of for loop, the next statements executed are the iteration expression and condition check (iteration_expression, cond_expression). After that the loop continues as normal.

### [edit] Keywords

`continue`

### [edit] Example

Run this code

    #include <stdio.h>

    int main(void)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            if (i != 5) continue;
            printf("%d ", i);       //this statement is skipped each time i!=5
        }

        printf("\n");

        for (int j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
            for (int k = 0; k < 5; k++) { //only this loop is affected by continue
                if (k == 3) continue;
                printf("%d%d ", j, k);    //this statement is skipped each time k==3
            }
        }
    }

Output:

    5
    00 01 02 04 10 11 12 14

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