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+.help next Feb86 language
+.ih
+NAME
+next -- start the next iteration of a for or while loop
+.ih
+USAGE
+next
+.ih
+DESCRIPTION
+The \fInext\fR statement begins the next iteration of the loop construct
+in which it is enclosed, without executing any of the statements remaining
+before the end of the loop.
+.ih
+EXAMPLES
+1. Sum the pixels in a two dimensional array. Skip any negative valued pixels.
+
+.nf
+ for (i=1; i <= NCOLS; i+=1) {
+ for (j=1; j <= NLINES; j+=1) {
+ if (pixel[i,j] < 0)
+ next
+ total += pixel[i,j]
+ }
+ }
+.fi
+.ih
+SEE ALSO
+break, while, for
+.endhelp