continue

The continue statement skips the rest of the current loop iteration and proceeds to the next one.

Syntax

continue;

Usage

Use continue inside while, for, or for-in loops to skip certain iterations based on a condition.

Example: Skip even numbers

class App {
    @unsafe for (let i = 0; i < 10; i = i + 1) {
        if (i % 2 == 0) {
            continue;  // skip even numbers
        }
        print(i);      // only prints odd numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
    }
}

Example: for-in with continue

class App {
    let items = ["apple", "", "banana", "", "cherry"];
    
    for (item in items) {
        if (item == "") {
            continue;  // skip empty strings
        }
        print("Item:", item);
    }
    // Output: Item: apple
    //         Item: banana
    //         Item: cherry
}

Example: while loop with continue

class App {
    let i = 0;
    
    @unsafe while (i < 10) {
        i = i + 1;
        
        if (i < 5) {
            continue;  // skip first 4 iterations
        }
        
        print(i);      // prints: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    }
}

Difference from break

See also

• break — exit loop completely
• while loops
• for loops