How to use continue in C.

Question

I have this code:

// Wil stop at 4
int number = 1;
while(number <= 10){
if(number == 5)
continue;
printf("%d", number);
number++
}

but the code will stop at number 4 and won't continue anymore, why? I want to print from 1 to 10 skipping the number 5, why the code stops at 4? it should jump to number 6 and continue to umber 10.

if I change the while for a for loop, the code will execute in the correct way, but why in while it doesn't execute in the correct way?

Answer 1

Try putting number++ at top in while loop and your code will run fine.

Hope this helps ☺️☺️.

Answer 2

Because after it will skip number 5 , it will again check condition.

number is still 5 and it goes on.

In for loop after 5 , number is first incremented and than condition is checked.