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# CONTINUE (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE [SQL Server SQL Database](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-asdb.md)]

  Restarts a WHILE loop. Any statements after the CONTINUE keyword are ignored. CONTINUE is frequently, but not always, opened by an IF test. For more information, see [WHILE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/language-elements/while-transact-sql.md) and [Control-of-Flow Language (Transact-SQL)](~/t-sql/language-elements/control-of-flow.md).