I keep getting a compiler error and I cannot figure out how to pass this final challenge. Please help...

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I just cannot seem to fix this. I googled the exact question, found another thread, and my code looked almost identical. I tried doing what one of the answers said to do, but I still got a compiler error.
Also, I now realize the console.printf does not need to be inside my do while loop, but I've tried placing it outside as well, and that did nothing.
```Example.java
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.
String response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");
  do{
  response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops");
  if(response.equalsIgnoreCase("no")){
  console.readLine(response);
    String console.printf("Because you said %s, you passed the test!", response);
}
}while(response.equalsIgnoreCase("no"));
```

Grigorij Schleifer · Accepted Answer

Hi Daniel,
your code is almost fine. Needs just some modications. 
You don´t need the if-loop inside the while loop. The condition inside the while() is sufficient and the loop will repeat if the user says "no". 
I deleted the first line of code:
java
String response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");

because this is something you need to ask the user again and again if he enters "No". So you can´t use it outside the while loop and you declaired it already inside the loop.
And the last TASK needs you to write 
java
console.printf("Because you said %s, you passed the test!", response);

But this code needs to be outside the while loop. Only if the users answer is Yes  this line of code will be printed because the compiler leaves the loop and enters the next line. If you let it inside the loop it will be printed every time the user says "no". 
Here the changed code:
```java
  do{
  response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops");
}while(response.equalsIgnoreCase("no"));
console.printf("Because you said %s, you passed the test!", response);
```
Let me know if you are still stuck.
Grigorij

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Daniel Lodestro

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I keep getting a compiler error and I cannot figure out how to pass this final challenge. Please help...

1 Answer

Grigorij Schleifer

Grigorij Schleifer

Daniel Lodestro

Daniel Lodestro

Grigorij Schleifer

Grigorij Schleifer

Daniel Lodestro

Daniel Lodestro

Grigorij Schleifer

Grigorij Schleifer