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

Dakota Strege
Dakota Strege
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Posted by Dakota Strege
Dakota Strege
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I think this looks identical to the code in the video... Yet errors?

String noun; boolean isInvalidWord; do { noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun: "); isInvalidWord = (noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork") || noun.equalIgnoreCase ("jerk)); if (isInvalidWord) { console.printf("That language is not allowed. Try again. \n\n"); } } while(isInvalidWord);

I get 5 errors

TreeStory.java:26: error: not a statement
if (isInvalidWord) {
^
TreeStory.java:26: error: ';' expected
if (isInvalidWord) {
^

Dakota Strege
Dakota Strege
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Dakota Strege
Dakota Strege
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Never mind... I figured it out...

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! I believe the problem you might be having is here:

isInvalidWord = (noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork") || noun.equalIgnoreCase ("jerk));

The string "jerk" is not finished with quotes so it thinks the rest of that is part of the string. Try this:

isInvalidWord = (noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork") || noun.equalIgnoreCase ("jerk"))

Notice the closing quotes around the word "jerk". Hope this helps! :sparkles: