Pure JavaScript

continue

JavaScript 1.1+, ECMAScript 1.0+, JScript 3.0+ Nav3+, IE 4+, Opera3+ Syntax

continue label;
						

Description

The continue statement forces the execution of the code within a loop to continue at the beginning of the loop. Normally, the continue keyword appears on a line by itself, but there are times when a label will follow the keyword (see Table 6.22). When a label is used, code execution immediately jumps to the beginning of the loop designated by the label and begins executing code.

Table 6.22. Argument Associated with the continue Keyword

Type	Item	Description
Argument	label	A label that designates code to execute.

The beginning of a loop varies depending on the type of loop structure. Table 6.23 shows where each looping structure ...