Welcome to Java MCQ (Mulitple Choice Question) series. In this post, we will see one more quiz question on Java Loops.

What is the purpose of the continue statement in a loop? 

a) To exit the loop immediately
b) To skip the current iteration and move to the next iteration
c) To terminate the program
d) To execute a specific block of code 

Answer:

b) To skip the current iteration and move to the next iteration 

Explanation:

The continue statement in a loop has a specific purpose. It is used to skip the rest of the current iteration and immediately start the next one. 

When a continue statement is encountered within a loop, the loop stops its current iteration, updates its condition, and begins its next iteration, if applicable. 

Here's a simple example in Java:

for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    if(i % 2 == 0) {
        continue; // skip even numbers
    }
    System.out.println(i); // this will only print odd numbers
}

In this example, when i is an even number, the continue statement causes the loop to skip the System.out.println(i); command. This effectively causes the loop to only print out the odd numbers since the print command is skipped every time i is even.