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Java

Java : reached end of file while parsing error, can't get my code to run.

My code will not run, not sure why. Can anyone help? (Java)

import java.io.Console;

public class TreeStory {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Console console = System.console();
        /*  Some terms:
            noun - Person, place or thing
            verb - An action
            adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
            Enter your amazing code here!
        */
        String ageString = console.readLine("How old are you? \n");
        int age = Integer.parseInt(ageString);
          if (age < 13) {
              console.printf("Sorry you are not old (or awesome) enough to use this epic pg-13 madlib.\n");
              System.exit(0);
          }


        String personOne;

          do {
              personOne = console.readLine("Enter a person's name:\n");
              if (personOne.equalsIgnoreCase("Hillary") || 
                  personOne.equalsIgnoreCase("Clinton")){
                  console.printf("That person is not allowed on here.\nTry Again.\n");

          }  while(personOne.equalsIgnoreCase("Hillary") || 
                  personOne.equalsIgnoreCase("Clinton"));

        String country = console.readLine("Name a country:\n");
        String personTwo = console.readLine("Name a person:\n");
        String adverbOne = console.readLine("Name a adverb ending with ly:\n");
        String verb = console.readLine("Mode of transportation in verb form:\n");

        console.printf("One day %s was walking in %s, when he ran into %s. He said to him get out of my way.  %s  he %s away.\n", personOne, country, personTwo, adverbOne, verb);

    }

5 Answers

if statement not closed:

import java.io.Console;

public class TreeStory {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Console console = System.console();
        /*  Some terms:
            noun - Person, place or thing
            verb - An action
            adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
            Enter your amazing code here!
        */
        String ageString = console.readLine("How old are you? \n");
        int age = Integer.parseInt(ageString);
          if (age < 13) {
              console.printf("Sorry you are not old (or awesome) enough to use this epic pg-13 madlib.\n");
              System.exit(0);
          }


        String personOne;

          do {
              personOne = console.readLine("Enter a person's name:\n");
              if (personOne.equalsIgnoreCase("Hillary") || 
                  personOne.equalsIgnoreCase("Clinton")){
                  console.printf("That person is not allowed on here.\nTry Again.\n");
              }//added

          }  while(personOne.equalsIgnoreCase("Hillary") || personOne.equalsIgnoreCase("Clinton"));

        String country = console.readLine("Name a country:\n");
        String personTwo = console.readLine("Name a person:\n");
        String adverbOne = console.readLine("Name a adverb ending with ly:\n");
        String verb = console.readLine("Mode of transportation in verb form:\n");

        console.printf("One day %s was walking in %s, when he ran into %s. He said to him get out of my way.  %s  he %s away.\n", personOne, country, personTwo, adverbOne, verb);

    }
}

indenting helps see how { and } are meant to match up.

Do they need semicolons

does what need semicolons?

tends to mean you're missing at least one } at the end of the file.

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points

Added markdown to your code for readability in the forum (Please refer to the Markdown CheatSheet)

Simon is correct, you are missing the closing brace for the Class.

:dizzy:

Where do I put it, I tried doing that, and got the same error.

It also says (in terms of a second error. Error: while expected } undercarrot.

What do you mean, they both have both brackets.

in my code, I added a }. It closes the if. Without it the } that follows was regarded as part of the if, not part of the do while.

Thank you so much.