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Sergey Vlasov
Sergey Vlasov
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Posted by Sergey Vlasov
Sergey Vlasov
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Why to use 'continue' inside 'while' loop?

Is there any reason for using 'continue' in normal 'while' loop flow? Doesn't 'while' loop continue automatically, without being told to do so explicitely?

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

If the code block for a while completes it will repeat automatically provide the test condition still evaluates to True

continue is used to interrupt the code block and start a new iteration immediate instead of waiting to reach the end of the code block.