1Z0-829 Controlling Program Flow Practice Question
Given: outer: for(int i=0; i<3; i++) { for(int j=0; j<3; j++) { if(j==1) continue outer; } } How many times does the innermost loop body execute?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is that candidates often forget the inner loop body executes for j=0 before the continue, leading them to think it never runs or runs all 9 times.
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The outer loop runs with i=0,1,2. For each i, the inner loop starts j=0, executes the body once, then j=1 triggers 'continue outer', which skips the rest of the inner loop and increments i. Thus the inner loop body executes exactly once per outer iteration, for a total of 3 times.
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3
Why this is correct
Correct: only j=0 runs for each i, so 3 times.
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0
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect; the loop body executes at least once.
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9
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect; the continue outer prevents full inner loop execution.
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6
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect; the inner loop does not complete all iterations.
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