Continue Statement In C Programming Language

In this video tutorial lets learn more about the working of continue statement or continue keyword in C programming language.

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Video Tutorial: Continue Statement In C Programming Language

Source Code: Continue Statement In C Programming Language : For Loop

#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int i;

    for(i = 1; i <= 5; i++)
    {
        if(i == 3)
            continue;

        printf("%d Apple\n", i);
    }

    return 0;
}

Output:
1 Apple
2 Apple
4 Apple
5 Apple

In above C program we introduce continue keyword when i is equal to 3. So whatever the instructions / statements present after the keyword continue will be skipped and the control will be transferred to the next iteration of the for loop.

Source Code: Continue Statement In C Programming Language : Nested For Loop

#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int i, j;

    for(i = 1; i <= 5; i++)
    {
        printf("%d Apple\n", i);

        for(j = 1; j <= 3; j++)
        {
            if(j == 2)
                continue;

            printf("\t%d Oracle\n", j);
        }

    }

    return 0;
}

Output:

1 Apple
        1 Oracle
        3 Oracle
2 Apple
        1 Oracle
        3 Oracle
3 Apple
        1 Oracle
        3 Oracle
4 Apple
        1 Oracle
        3 Oracle
5 Apple
        1 Oracle
        3 Oracle

In above C program, inside inner for loop we’ve continue keyword when j value is equal to 2. So once the keyword continue is encountered, control directly switches to or transfers to the next iteration of the for loop, skipping all the statements after the keyword continue.

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