Unnumbered lines in algorithm
One option would be to use the more versatile algorithmicx
package, with its algcompatible
format (allowing you to use algorithmic
syntax); you can use \STATEx
for unnumbered lines:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{algcompatible}
\begin{document}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\IF{some condition is true}
\STATE do some processing
\ELSIF{some other condition is true}
\STATEx do some different processing
\ELSIF{some even more bizarre condition is met}
\STATEx do something else
\ELSE
\STATE do the default actions
\ENDIF
\end{algorithmic}
\end{document}
Of course, the use of algcompatible
was suggested only if you already have your algorithms written using the algorithmic
syntax and want to switch to algorithmicx
without major traumatism; if you are just starting to write your algorithms, then use the algpseudocode
format instead from the beginning:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{algpseudocode}
\begin{document}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\If{some condition is true}
\State do some processing
\ElsIf{some other condition is true}
\Statex do some different processing
\ElsIf{some even more bizarre condition is met}
\Statex do something else
\Else
\State do the default actions
\EndIf
\end{algorithmic}
\end{document}
Add an empty line for the line break and then just write whatever you want in the next line:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
\usepackage{algorithm}
\def\NoNumber#1{{\def\alglinenumber##1{}\State #1}\addtocounter{ALG@line}{-1}}
\begin{document}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\STATE Compute $Pr(X_i < x)$ and $Pr(x < X_i)$ for all $i = 1, \dots, M$ and
\FOR {$i = 1, \dots, n$}
\STATE with a number
without number
\ENDFOR
\end{algorithmic}
\end{document}