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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Censoring Words - Looping Until the Value Passes

Darren Booker
Darren Booker
214 Points

error

class 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!
        */
      // __Name__ is a __adjective__ __Noun__.  They are always __adverb__ __verb__.
      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 application,\n");
        System.exit(0);
      }
      String name = console.readLine("Enter a name:  ");
      String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective:  ");

      noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun:  ");
      if (noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork") ||
          noun.equalsIgnoreCase("jerk")) {
         console.printf("That language is not allowed.  exciting. \n\n");
         system.exit(0);
        }
      String adjective = console.readline("Enter ab adjective  ");
      String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb:  ");
      String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb ending with -ing:  ");

      console.printf("Your TreeStory:\n---------------\n");
      console.printf("%s is very %s %s.  ", name, adjective, noun);
      console.printf("They are always %s %s.\n", adverb, verb);
    }
}

Here is the error message

TreeStory.java1: error<identifier> expected 
class import java.io.Console;
                                              ^
TreeStory.java8: error: reach end of file while parsing 
}
   ^
3 errors
Kevin Faust
Kevin Faust
15,353 Points

//edited for markup

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hey Darren,

have you found the solution?

1 Answer

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hi Darren,

try to remove "class" from this line:

class import java.io.Console;

Grigorij