Java continue Keyword

The Java continue keyword is used to let the program skip a block of codes for current iteration in a loop. Whenever continue statement condition is fulfilled, it brings the program to the start of loop. If the continue statement is used in a nested loop (loop inside loop), it will skip innermost loop's code block, whenever condition is fulfilled.

Continue statement with While loop

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    int i = 6;
    int j = 0;
    while (j < i){
        j++;
        if(j == 4 ){
           System.out.println("this iteration is skipped.");
           continue;
        }
        System.out.println(j); 
    }
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

1
2
3
this iteration is skipped.
5
6

Continue statement with For loop

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
     for (int i = 1; i <= 6; i++){
        if(i == 4 ){
           System.out.println("this iteration is skipped.");
           continue;
        }
        System.out.println(i); 
    }
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

1
2
3
this iteration is skipped.
5
6

Continue statement with Nested loop

The Continue statement skip the inner loop's block of codes whenever condition is fulfilled. In below mentioned example, program skips the inner loop only when j = 100.

//Nested loop without continue statement
public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    
    for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++){
      for (int j = 10; j <= 1000; j = j * 10){
        System.out.println(i*j);
      }
    }
  }
}

//Nested loop with continue statement

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    
    for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++){
      for (int j = 10; j <= 1000; j = j * 10){
        if(j == 100 ){
           continue;
        }
        System.out.println(i*j);
      }
    }
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

# output of nested loop without continue statement
10
100
1000
20
200
2000
30
300
3000

# output of nested loop with continue statement
10
1000
20
2000
30
3000

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