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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

david vos
david vos
1,479 Points
Posted by david vos
david vos
1,479 Points

Im stuck with the loop

can anyone help me with the loop. I'm trying to show a message when the answer is yes

Example.java 
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.
String response;
if (response == "yes"); { console.printf("Because you said Yes, you passed the test!");
                       }
boolean wrong;
do {
response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops? ");
wrong = (response.equalsIgnoreCase("no"));
if (wrong) {
  console.printf("try again");
}
}while(wrong);

1 Answer

Daniel Phillips
Daniel Phillips
12,632 Points
Daniel Phillips
Daniel Phillips
12,632 Points

Line 3 (if (response == "yes")) needs to be moved down below the do while loop so that when the user types something other than "no" (like "yes"), the do while will end and the program continues to the if (response == "yes") line. Then you need to modify that if (response == "yes") line to remove the semi-colon that is right after if (response == "yes"). That semicolon will end the if and not execute the rest of the line.