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title: Continue Statement
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## Introduction
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The **continue** statement terminates execution of the statements in the current iteration of the current or labeled loop, and continues execution of the loop with the next iteration.
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continue;
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If the **continue** statement is used in a labeled statement, the syntax is as follows:
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continue labelName;
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In contrast to the **break** statement, **continue** does not terminate the execution of the loop entirely; instead:
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- In a `while` loop, it jumps back to the condition.
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- In a `for` loop, it jumps to the update expression.
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## Examples
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The following example shows a `while` loop that has a **continue** statement that executes when the value of **i** is 3\. Thus, **n** takes on the values 1, 3, 7, and 12.
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var i = 0;
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var n = 0;
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while (i < 5) {
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i++;
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if (i === 3) {
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continue;
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}
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n += i;
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console.log (n);
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}
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 <a href='https://repl.it/C7hx/0' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Run Code</a>
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In the following example, a loop iterates from 1 through 9\. The statements between **continue** and the end of the `for` body are skipped because of the use of the **continue** statement together with the expression `(i < 5)`.
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for (var i = 1; i < 10; i++) {
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if (i < 5) {
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continue;
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}
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console.log (i);
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}
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## Other Resources
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* [MDN link](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/continue)
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* [MSDN link](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8de3fkc8.aspx)
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