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C - For Loop C - Break Statement C - Continue Statement C - Nested Loops C - Pattern Programs

C - Continue Statement

Learn the continue statement in C — it skips the rest of the current loop iteration and jumps straight to the next one.

What is continue?

continue skips the rest of the current round and jumps to the next iteration of the loop. Unlike break, the loop itself keeps running.

Trainer's Memory Trick: continue is skipping a turn in a game — the game keeps going, you just miss one round.

Continue in Action

This loop prints 1 to 5 but skips 3:

Example02

CCode Cell

1	#include <stdio.h>
2	void main() {
3	int i;
4	for (i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
5	if (i == 3) continue; // skip 3
6	printf("%d ", i);
7	}
8	printf("\n");
9	}

Output


1 2 4 5

break vs continue

Point	break	continue
Effect	Stops the loop completely	Skips only the current round
Loop continues?	No — exits the loop	Yes — next iteration runs
Best for	Leaving early (search found)	Ignoring one value

Example03

CCode Cell

1	#include <stdio.h>
2	void main() {
3	int i;
4	printf("break : ");
5	for (i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
6	if (i == 3) break;
7	printf("%d ", i);
8	}
9	printf("\ncontinue: ");
10	for (i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
11	if (i == 3) continue;
12	printf("%d ", i);
13	}
14	printf("\n");
15	}

Output


break  : 1 2 
continue: 1 2 4 5

📝 Key Takeaways

continue skips the rest of the current round
The loop keeps going with the next iteration
break ends the loop; continue only skips one round

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