What is continue?

continue is a control flow statement in many programming languages that alters the normal execution of a loop. Its primary purpose is to skip the rest of the current iteration of the loop and proceed directly to the next iteration.

Here's a breakdown:

• Purpose: Skips the remaining code within the current iteration of a loop. See: Purpose
• Effect: The program flow jumps to the update statement (if present) and the next condition check of the loop.
• Usage: Typically used within conditional statements (e.g., if) inside a loop. See: Usage
• Difference from break: continue only skips the current iteration, whereas break terminates the entire loop.
• Loops: Usable in for, while, and do-while loops.
• Readability: Overuse of continue can sometimes make code harder to read. Consider alternative logic if a continue statement makes the code convoluted. See: Readability