--- description: "Learn more about: continue Statement (C++)" title: "continue Statement (C++)" ms.date: "11/04/2016" f1_keywords: ["continue_cpp"] helpviewer_keywords: ["continue keyword [C++]"] ms.assetid: 3c94ee57-f732-4c1d-8537-d0ce5382bfd4 --- # continue Statement (C++) Forces transfer of control to the controlling expression of the smallest enclosing [do](../cpp/do-while-statement-cpp.md), [for](../cpp/for-statement-cpp.md), or [while](../cpp/while-statement-cpp.md) loop. ## Syntax ``` continue; ``` ## Remarks Any remaining statements in the current iteration are not executed. The next iteration of the loop is determined as follows: - In a **`do`** or **`while`** loop, the next iteration starts by reevaluating the controlling expression of the **`do`** or **`while`** statement. - In a **`for`** loop (using the syntax `for( ; ; )`), the `` clause is executed. Then the `` clause is reevaluated and, depending on the result, the loop either ends or another iteration occurs. The following example shows how the **`continue`** statement can be used to bypass sections of code and begin the next iteration of a loop. ## Example ```cpp // continue_statement.cpp #include int main() { int i = 0; do { i++; printf_s("before the continue\n"); continue; printf("after the continue, should never print\n"); } while (i < 3); printf_s("after the do loop\n"); } ``` ```Output before the continue before the continue before the continue after the do loop ``` ## See also [Jump Statements](../cpp/jump-statements-cpp.md)
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