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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Leo Red
Leo Red
433 Points
Posted by Leo Red
Leo Red
433 Points

Now continually prompt the user in a do while loop. The loop should continue running as long as the response is No. Don'

Unable to compile following code. Can anyone help why it is unable to compile.It was fine when I ran on workscape..

String response; do { response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops? \n"); if (response.equalsIgnoreCase("yes")){ console.printf("Response is Yes\n"); } } while(response.equalsIgnoreCase("yes"));

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? \n");
   if (response.equalsIgnoreCase("yes")){
  console.printf("Response is Yes\n"); }
} while(response.equalsIgnoreCase("yes"));

2 Answers

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

You need to change the "yes" to "no" in your last line. This is because you want the loop to continue for as long as response = "no".

Leo Red
Leo Red
433 Points
Leo Red
Leo Red
433 Points

Thanks .. I just did it...

Low Jun Xiong
Low Jun Xiong
402 Points
Low Jun Xiong
Low Jun Xiong
402 Points

can i ask you how to solve the task 3? i keep trying but i cant solve it