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# Skipping Loop Iterations

MAXScript provides a continue construct that allows you to jump to the end of a for , do , or while loop body <expr> and resume with the next loop iteration.

Its syntax is:

    Continue

EXAMPLES:
    for i=1 to 8 do (if i == 5 do continue; print i) -- prints 1..4, 6..8
    while not eof f do -- read until reach end of file
    (
    local line=readline f -- read in a line
    if line[1] = = "-" do continue -- if comment, skip to next line
    line1=parser1 line -- call function parser1
    processobjs line1 -- call function processobjs
    )

If a continue is executed in a for ... collect loop, the expression result for that loop iteration is not collected in the array of body values.

EXAMPLE:
    for i=1 to 8 collect (if i = = 5 do continue; i) -- returns #(1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)

#### See Also

- For Loop

- Loop Exit