Java continue statement

In this chapter you will learn:

1. What is Java continue statement
2. Syntax for Java continue statement
3. Example - Java continue statement
4. How to use continue and label together

Description

continue statement forces an early iteration of a loop. In while and do-while loops, a continue statement causes control to be transferred to the conditional expression that controls the loop. In a for loop, control goes first to the iteration portion of the for statement and then to the conditional expression.

Syntax

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Example

The following code shows how to use a continue statement.

 
public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
      System.out.print(i + " ");
      if (i % 2 == 0)
        continue;
      System.out.println("");
    }/* w  w  w .ja va 2  s  .  co  m*/
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

Example 2

continue may specify a label to describe which enclosing loop to continue.

 
public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    outer: for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
      for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
        if (j > i) {
          System.out.println();/*w  w w  .ja va2 s.c o  m*/
          continue outer;
        }
        System.out.print(" " + (i * j));
      }
    }
    System.out.println();
  }
}

Here is the output of this program:

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1. What are the three types of comment in Java
2. How to use Java single line comment
3. How to use Java multiline statement

Java continue statement