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Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn to skip the current iteration and start the next one using the PHP continue statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction to the PHP continue statement #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The continue<\/code> statement is used within a loop structure such as for<\/a><\/code>, do...while<\/a><\/code>, and while<\/a><\/code> loop. The continue<\/code> statement allows you to immediately skip all the following statements and start the next iteration from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the break<\/a><\/code> statement, the continue<\/code> statement also accepts an optional number that specifies the number of levels of enclosing loops it will skip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t specify the number that follows the continue<\/code> keyword, it defaults to 1. In this case, the continue<\/code> statement only skips to the end of the current iteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, you use the continue<\/code> statement with the if<\/a><\/code> statement that specifies the condition for skipping the current iteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHP continue example #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following example illustrates how to use the continue statement inside a for loop:<\/p>\n\n\n

<?php<\/span>\n\nfor<\/span> ($i = 0<\/span>; $i < 10<\/span>; $i++) {\n\tif<\/span> ($i % 2<\/span> === 0<\/span>) {\n\t\tcontinue<\/span>;\n\t}\n\techo<\/span> \"$i\\n\"<\/span>;\n}<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
Output:<\/p>\n\n\n
1<\/span>\n3<\/span>\n5<\/span>\n7<\/span>\n9<\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
How it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n