Continue Statement

Continue Statement

1. What It Does (beginner)

continue = skip this round only, jump to next iteration. Unlike break (exits fully), continue says "skip me, do next". Perfect for "print odds, skip evens".

2. Code — Odds Only + Labelled

for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
    if (i % 2 == 0) continue; // skip evens (2,4)
    System.out.print(i + " "); // 1 3 5
}
// labelled: skip outer round!
outer:
for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
    for (int j = 1; j <= 3; j++) {
        if (j == 2) continue outer; // skip rest of inner, next i!
        System.out.print(i + "," + j + " ");
    }
}
// prints 1,1 2,1 3,1 (j=2,3 skipped each time!)

3. Break vs Continue (exam table)

	break	continue
Effect	exits loop fully	skips to next iteration
Example output (skip 3?)	0 1 2 (ends)	0 1 2 4 5 (3 missing, rest continue)

4. Traps

• continue in while jumps to condition check (update first or infinite loop!). In for, jumps to update (i++) — safer.
• Labelled continue outer = next round of outer (rare, exam loves trace!).

5. Exam Points

• Odd/even program + output trace — 3-5 marks, frequent.
• Break vs continue table + labelled trace — 5 marks, frequent.