Keyword

Continue

Description

Used to to Continue execution with the next iteration of a loop, skipping any other code.

Usage

Continue

or

Continue [ For | While | Do ]

or

Continue For LoopVariable

Part	Type	Description
LoopVariable	Datatype of a loop variable: Integer, Single, or Double	The loop variable that controls iteration of the loop that you want to continue.

Notes

The Continue statement enables you to jump to the end of a loop and Continue execution without executing the lines of code between the Continue statement and the end of the loop. If there is ambiguity concerning which loop you mean, you can use the second or third syntaxes to clarify the situation. For example, if you have nested For...Next loops and want to jump from a line in the innermost loop to the outermost loop, you can use the last syntax to identify the loop variable that controls the outermost loop.

Sample code

Count the sum from 1 to 100, skipping the number 2 and 31:

Var sum As Integer

For i As Integer = 1 To 100
  If i = 2 Or i = 31 Then Continue

  sum  = sum + i
Next

If you have nested For loops and want to jump from a line in the innermost loop to the outermost loop, you can use the last syntax to identify the loop variable that controls the outermost loop.

For i As Integer = 1 To 100
  For j As Integer = 1 To 200
    If j = 50 Then
      Continue For i ' Exits For j and resumes For i
    End If
  Next j
Next i

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.