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

Sean Loke
Sean Loke
14,659 Points
Posted by Sean Loke
Sean Loke
14,659 Points

Extra Credit Both Questions- Using Arrays

Hey guys,

Anyone can help me to build the code for the extra credit (both questions) using arrays? I successfully did it using without arrays but I feel there must be a better way of fulfilling the criteria.

Thanks.

1 Answer

Anders Björkland
Anders Björkland
7,481 Points
Anders Björkland
Anders Björkland
7,481 Points

Hi Sean,

If I understood you correctly, you want all censored words to be in a String array? There are ways to make that work. I had the loop around the part where you read a line to the noun String-variable, and there you have another loop to check each of the words in the array and compare them to the noun. If there is a match I set a boolean to keep track of it. This boolean is used to determine id the outer loop should continue or not.

In pseudo code it would look like this:

  • get user input for a noun
  • check if the noun is legal
    • have an array of illegal words
    • compare noun to each illegal word
    • if a match, go back to (get user input for a noun)
  • ...continue with other parts of the program