6.8: The continue Statement — Read

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The continue statement skips the rest of the current loop iteration and jumps back to the top of the loop. In a for loop, MATLAB then moves on to the next value of the loop variable. In a while loop, MATLAB checks the loop condition again.

Example: Display Multiples of 7

The following program displays numbers from 1 through 50 that are divisible by 7. If a number is not divisible by 7, continue skips the fprintf statement.

for n = 1:50
    if mod(n,7) ~= 0
        continue;
    end
    fprintf('%d is divisible by 7!', n);
end

The function mod(n,7) returns the remainder when n is divided by 7. If the remainder is not zero, then n is not divisible by 7, so the program skips to the next value of n.

Caution

continue can be useful, but use it carefully. Too many break and continue statements can make code harder to read.

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Example: Display Multiples of 7

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