The `continue` Keyword

Part of the Fundamentals section of Coddy's GO journey — lesson 48 of 109.

The continue keyword allows us to skip the current iteration of a loop and move directly to the next iteration. This is useful when we want to skip certain values in our loop processing.

Let's create a program that prints only odd numbers from 1 to 10:

for i := 1; i <= 10; i++ {
    if i%2 == 0 {
        continue
    }
    fmt.Println(i)
}

After executing this code, only the odd numbers will show on the screen:

What happened here? Our loop runs from 1 to 10. For each number, we check if it's even by using i%2 == 0 (which tests if dividing by 2 leaves no remainder).

When we find an even number, the continue statement immediately jumps to the next iteration, skipping the fmt.Println(i) line. This is why only odd numbers appear in our output.

Challenge

Beginner

In this challenge, you'll practice using the continue keyword in a for loop. The program should print all numbers from 1 to 10, except for numbers that are divisible by 3 (3, 6, 9). Use the continue keyword to skip these numbers.

Cheat sheet

The continue keyword skips the current iteration of a loop and moves directly to the next iteration.

Example - printing only odd numbers from 1 to 10:

for i := 1; i <= 10; i++ {
    if i%2 == 0 {
        continue
    }
    fmt.Println(i)
}

When the condition is met, continue skips the remaining code in the current iteration and jumps to the next loop iteration.

Try it yourself

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
	// Loop through numbers 1 to 10
	for i := 1; i <= 10; i++ {
		// TODO: Use the continue keyword to skip numbers that are divisible by 3
		// Hint: Use the modulo operator (%) to check if i is divisible by 3
		
		
		fmt.Println(i)
	}
}