Alternative for 'continue' keyword

I was browsing through questions regarding `continue` keyword to get a better understanding of it and I stumbled upon this line in this answer These can be maintenance timebombs because there is no immediate link between the "continue"/"break" and the loop it is continuing/breaking other than context; I have this for loop: ``` for(Object obj : myArrayList){ if(myArrayList.contains(someParticularData)){ continue; } //do something } ``` Now, my question is - Is it okay to use `continue` in the manner that I have done above or does it have any issues? If yes, what is the alternative approach that I can follow? Any kind of guidance would help. Thank you. Update: My objective in this particular situation would be to iterate over a `Collection` ( `ArrayList`, in this case), and check if that contains some particular data and skip that iteration if it is true. I was pointed out that `myArrayList.contains(someParticularData)` is a one time operation and that it would be better off to perform that check outside the loop, which is what I was looking for. Also, I learnt that if I can use `continue` based on some condition `if(someConditon)`, I can very well avoid it by using `if(!someCondition)`.