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Continue[]

goes to the next iteration of the nearest enclosing Do, For, Until or While in a procedural program.

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Continue[]

goes to the next iteration of the nearest enclosing Do, For, Until or While in a procedural program.

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  • Continue[] takes effect as soon as it is evaluated, even if it appears inside other functions.
  • The function of Continue can also be achieved using Throw and Catch.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Use Continue to only sum numbers between 1 and 10:

Wolfram Language code: r = 0; Do[If[EvenQ[i], Continue[]];r += Echo[i], {i, 10}];r

Scope  (1)

Use Continue inside a Do loop:

Wolfram Language code: r = 0; Do[If[EvenQ[i], Continue[]];r += i, {i, 10}];r

Use Continue inside a For loop:

Wolfram Language code: r = 0; For[i = 1, i ≤ 10, i++, If[EvenQ[i], Continue[]];r += i];r

Use Continue inside a While loop:

Wolfram Language code: r = 0;i = 0; While[i < 10, i++;If[EvenQ[i], Continue[]];r += i];r

Properties & Relations  (1)

Break exits the loop:

Wolfram Language code: For[i = 1, i ≤ 10, i++, If[i > 2, Break[]]];i
Wolfram Research (1988), Continue, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Continue.html (updated 2022).

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Wolfram Research (1988), Continue, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Continue.html (updated 2022).

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Wolfram Language. 1988. "Continue." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2022. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Continue.html.

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Wolfram Language. (1988). Continue. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Continue.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_continue, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Continue}", year="2022", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Continue.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_continue, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Continue}, year={2022}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Continue.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}