How to use continue in jQuery each() loop?

Question

In my application i am using AJAX call. I want to use break and continue in this jQuery loop.

$('.submit').filter(':checked').each(function() {

});

possible duplicate of [How to skip to next iteration in jQuery.each() util?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/481601/how-to-skip-to-next-iteration-in-jquery-each-util) — T J, Aug 20 '14 at 14:34
Answer can be found here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/481601/how-to-skip-to-next-iteration-in-jquery-each-util — Buchannon, Nov 30 '14 at 02:31

score 569 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 01 '19 at 19:41

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We can break both a $(selector).each() loop and a $.each() loop at a particular iteration by making the callback function return false. Returning non-false is the same as a continue statement in a for loop; it will skip immediately to the next iteration.

return false; // this is equivalent of 'break' for jQuery loop

return;       // this is equivalent of 'continue' for jQuery loop

Note that $(selector).each() and $.each() are different functions.

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edited Nov 01 '19 at 19:41

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answered Jun 18 '13 at 06:56

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Although true, this doesn't seem to be documented. Is this an 'unofficial' feature? – Michael Scheper Oct 12 '16 at 18:17
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It is documented here http://api.jquery.com/jquery.each/ @MichaelScheper – Jayram Oct 13 '16 at 05:09
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That's the first place I looked, of course. I see it now; it kinda gets lost amongst all the examples. – Michael Scheper Oct 13 '16 at 17:28
return true; is also equivalent to continue. – Kh An Apr 19 '23 at 07:27

score 49 · Answer 2 · answered May 12 '16 at 15:08

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$('.submit').filter(':checked').each(function() {
    //This is same as 'continue'
    if(something){
        return true;
    }
    //This is same as 'break'
    if(something){
        return false;
    }
});

answered May 12 '16 at 15:08

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score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 13 '15 at 18:32

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return or return false are not the same as continue. If the loop is inside a function the remainder of the function will not execute as you would expect with a true "continue".

answered Dec 13 '15 at 18:32

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score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 19 '15 at 15:06

We can break the $.each() loop at a particular iteration by making the callback function return false. Returning non-false is the same as a continue statement in a for loop; it will skip immediately to the next iteration. -- jQuery.each() | jQuery API Documentation

How to use continue in jQuery each() loop?

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