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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Damjan Vlaic
Damjan Vlaic
19,244 Points
Posted by Damjan Vlaic
Damjan Vlaic
19,244 Points

---JAVA---

I need to ask user for a input as long as they say "No", this is my code for now and it is giving me 3 errors

Example.java 
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.
String response;
do {
  response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");
  isInvalidWord = response.equals("No");
} while (isInvalidWord);

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points

You forgot to declare your Boolean variable, isInvalidWord:

String response;
Boolean isInvalidWord;
do {
  response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");
  isInvalidWord = response.equals("No");
} while (isInvalidWord);