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Java Continue

continue skips the rest of this round and goes to the next round. The loop does not end. Useful to ignore bad values: skip negatives, skip one id.

In a for loop, after continue the update (i++) still happens. Then the condition is checked again. break exits; continue keeps looping.

Same sample loop, continue at i == 3 vs break at i == 3 — outputs are different. Interviewers love that comparison. Don’t say continue “stops the loop”.

Let's take this on the board with one tiny Main class — no extra files. Java Continue — output: 1, 2, 4, 5. When i is 3, continue skips that print and goes to i++. Start from main, go line by line, and stop at each print. That output is the proof for Continue.

Exam tip

Same loop: continue at i == 3 vs break. Compare output.

Example

// Java Continue
public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
      if (i == 3) {
        continue;
      }
      System.out.println(i);
    }
  }
}

Java Continue — output: 1, 2, 4, 5. When i is 3, continue skips that print and goes to i++.

Short notes

Defcontinue skips the rest of this round. Loop continues.
RuleIn for, i++ still runs after continue.
UseSkip bad / special values.
Diffbreak exits. continue skips one round.

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23/270

Java Continue

continue skips the rest of this round and goes to the next round. The loop does not end. Useful to ignore bad values: skip negatives, skip one id.

In a for loop, after continue the update (i++) still happens. Then the condition is checked again. break exits; continue keeps looping.

Same sample loop, continue at i == 3 vs break at i == 3 — outputs are different. Interviewers love that comparison. Don’t say continue “stops the loop”.

Exam tip

Same loop: continue at i == 3 vs break. Compare output.

Example

// Java Continue
public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
      if (i == 3) {
        continue;
      }
      System.out.println(i);
    }
  }
}

Java Continue — output: 1, 2, 4, 5. When i is 3, continue skips that print and goes to i++.

Short notes

Defcontinue skips the rest of this round. Loop continues.
RuleIn for, i++ still runs after continue.
UseSkip bad / special values.
Diffbreak exits. continue skips one round.

Java Continue

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Java Continue

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