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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Sho Desh
Sho Desh
948 Points
Posted by Sho Desh
Sho Desh
948 Points

what is/are the error/s?

kindly tell me the compilation errors in the code.

Example.java 
String response = console.readLine(" Do you understand do while loops ?      " );   
String response
do {
    response =  console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?    ");
    while ( response.equalsIgnoreCase("no"))
    }

1 Answer

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hi Sho,

  • try to move the while condition out of the do block
  • Check for missing semicolons (I see two!)
  • plus you should initialize the string variable only inside the while loop

Let me know if you have any questions!