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    <refnamediv>
        <refname>continue</refname>
        <refpurpose>keyword to pass control to the next
            iteration of a loop
        </refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsection>
        <title>Description</title>
        <para>
            Inside a <literal>for</literal> or <literal>while</literal> loop, the command
            <literal>continue</literal> passes control to the next iteration of the loop
            in which it appears, skipping any remaining statements between
            this instruction and the loop's <literal>end</literal> instruction.
        </para>
    </refsection>
    <refsection>
        <title>Examples</title>
        <programlisting role="example"><![CDATA[
for k=1:10
    K=k;
    if k>2 & k<=8 then
       continue
       disp('hello')
    end
    k
end

for j=1:2
  x=[];
  for k=1:10
    if k>j+1 & k<=8 then
      continue
    end
    x=[x,k];
  end
  x
end
 ]]></programlisting>
    </refsection>
    <refsection role="see also">
        <title>See also</title>
        <simplelist type="inline">
            <member>
                <link linkend="while">while</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="for">for</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="break">break</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="return">return</link>
            </member>
        </simplelist>
    </refsection>
    <refsection role="history">
        <title>History</title>
        <revhistory>
            <revision>
                <revnumber>6.0.0</revnumber>
                <revdescription>
                  <literal>continue</literal> is now protected:
                  Assignments like <literal>continue=1</literal> is now impossible.
                </revdescription>
            </revision>
        </revhistory>
    </refsection>
</refentry>
