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Java

Posted by kemishobowale
kemishobowale
3,627 Points

a string of words, help

Please help me. The task says to create a string of words that cannot be entered by the user as a noun. Currently, the program prevents either nerd or pig from being accepted but it does not stop something like nerdy or piggy. How can I do this? Since the course has not yet gone into arrays, an answer which does not use arrays will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

import java.io.Console;

public class TreeStory {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    /* Some terms:
       noun - Person, place or thing
       verb - An action
       adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
       Enter your amazing code here:
    */
    String ageAsString = console.readLine("How old are you?  ");
    int age = Integer.parseInt(ageAsString);
    if (age < 13) {
      //Insert exit code
      console.printf("Sorry you must be at least 13 to use this program.\n");
      System.exit(0);
    }  

    String name = console.readLine("Tell me your name:  ");
    String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective:  ");
    String noun;
    String badWords = "nerd pig";
    boolean isInvalidWord;

    do {
    noun = console.readLine("Enter an noun:  ");
     isInvalidWord = badWords.contains(noun.toLowerCase());
      if (isInvalidWord){
        console.printf("That language is not allowed...try again\n");
          }
      }
     while (isInvalidWord);

  String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb:  ");
  String verb = console.readLine("Enter an verb:  ");
  console.printf("%s is %s %s %s %s\n", name, adjective, noun, adverb, verb);
}

}