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chrisfinelli
1,161 PointsMake sure you are looping while the value stored in response is equal to No." error w/ my Do/While loop
Hello. I have no compiler errors and can't find anything online that suggests doing something than what I've already done. I get "Make sure you are looping while the value stored in response is equal to No." when I "check" my work but 0 compiler errors. I can't advance in my study. I could restructure my boolean, I suppose, but I'm now curious why THIS code won't work
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.
String response;
boolean answer;
do {
response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops? ");
if (answer = response.equalsIgnoreCase("No")); {
console.printf("You can do better than that. Don't have a better reaction? /n/n");
}
}
while (answer = response.equalsIgnoreCase("Yes")); {
console.printf("You REALLY are getting the hang of this. \n\n");
}
2 Answers
Raffael Dettling
32,998 PointsYou really overthinked it only do what the task says. The if statment isn´t necessary you only need the readline inside the loop.
response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops? ");
Also the while loop should run as long as response is equal to "No" afterwards just use printf as mentioned.
while (response.equals("No"));
console.printf("Because you said %s, you passed the test!",response);
chrisfinelli
1,161 PointsCan't thank you enough. I should have went to Oracle's website and allowed myself to see this loop in it's most stripped-down, basic state.
Douglas Young
1,904 PointsThe challenge is asking you to loop while the response is "No". You are looping while the response is "Yes."
chrisfinelli
1,161 PointsCan't thank you enough. I should have went to Oracle's website and allowed myself to see this loop in it's most stripped-down, basic state.
Douglas Young
1,904 PointsDouglas Young
1,904 PointsI think you simply have reversed the logic that was requested in the do-while condition; the challenge is to continually loop while the response is "No", not while the response is "Yes".