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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Posted by adam Holthausen
adam Holthausen
478 Points

need help asap

i am doing the exercise for 'censoring words looping until the value passes' in basic java i have received this error and dont know what it means please help

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

Here is the error i received :

JavaTester.java:125: error: while expected } ^ JavaTester.java:132: error: illegal start of expression taskNumber = 1; ^ JavaTester.java:132: error: ')' expected taskNumber = 1; ^ 3 errors

2 Answers

Tom Achki
Tom Achki
3,680 Points
Tom Achki
Tom Achki
3,680 Points 
String response;
do {
response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?  " );
} while(response == "No");
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17,062 Points
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17,062 Points

foramt ur code properly