Prerequisite – Control Statements in C
In C, the “continue” statement is used to skip the current iteration of a loop and move on to the next one. Here are a couple of examples of using “continue” in different loops:
Example-1: Print odd numbers between 1 and 10 using a “for” loop and “continue”
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int i;
for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
if (i % 2 == 0) {
continue;
}
printf("%d ", i);
}
return 0;
}
Output:
1 3 5 7 9
In this example, the “for” loop is used to print the odd numbers between 1 and 10. Within the loop, the if statement is used to check if the value of i is even (i.e., if i divided by 2 has a remainder of 0). If i is even, the “continue” statement is executed, and the loop moves on to the next iteration without executing the printf statement. If i is odd, the printf statement is executed, and the odd number is printed to the console.
Example-2: Print the first 5 multiples of 3 using a “while” loop and “continue”
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int i = 1;
int count = 0;
while (count < 5) {
i++;
if (i % 3 != 0) {
continue;
}
printf("%d ", i);
count++;
}
return 0;
}
Output:
6 9 12 15 18
In this example, the “while” loop is used to print the first 5 multiples of 3. The loop runs as long as the value of count is less than 5. Within the loop, the variable i is incremented at the beginning of each iteration. The if statement is used to check if i is a multiple of 3 (i.e., if i divided by 3 has a remainder of 0). If i is not a multiple of 3, the “continue” statement is executed, and the loop moves on to the next iteration without executing the printf statement. If i is a multiple of 3, the printf statement is executed, and the multiple of 3 is printed to the console. The variable count is then incremented, and the loop continues until count reaches 5.
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