# Re: continuing the next iteration

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-continuing-the-next-iteration/67971>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 8, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-continuing-the-next-iteration/67971 "2006-09-08T06:46:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phrogz)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-continuing-the-next-iteration/67971/1 "2006-09-08T06:46:57Z")

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From: Gavin K.

> From: YAD [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)]
> 
> > What’s the Ruby equivalent of “next” in Perl or “continue” in C?  
> > Is it possible to continue an outer loop, as in Perl’s “next”  
> > with a label argument?
> 
> [The Ruby Language](http://phrogz.net/ProgrammingRuby/language.html#breakredonextandretry)

And also:  
[http://phrogz.net/ProgrammingRuby/tut\_expressions.html#breakredoandnext](http://phrogz.net/ProgrammingRuby/tut_expressions.html#breakredoandnext)