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# Java Example - Usage of the continue Keyword
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The Java `continue` statement is used to end the current loop iteration and proceed to the next iteration. This means only the current iteration of the loop is terminated, not the entire loop; subsequent iterations will still execute.
The following example uses the `continue` keyword to skip the current iteration and start the next one:
## Main.java File
public class Main{public static void main(String[]args){StringBuffer searchstr = new StringBuffer("hello how are you. "); int length = searchstr.length(); int count = 0; for(int i = 0; i<length; i++){if(searchstr.charAt(i) != 'h')continue; count++; searchstr.setCharAt(i, 'h'); }System.out.println("Found " + count + " h characters"); System.out.println(searchstr); }}
The output of the above code is:
Found 2 h characters hello how are you.
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