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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Maureen O'Neal
Maureen O'Neal
12,930 Points
Posted by Maureen O'Neal
Maureen O'Neal
12,930 Points

Challenge 3 of 3, final section, Java basics

I can't get by this one, it previously asks for a do where loop, which I had, then this questions "Finally, using console.printf print out a formatted string that says "Because you said 

<response>

, you passed the test!"", which I have written :

console.printf("Because you said \"Yes\", you passed the test!");

it doesn't throw any errors in the console, but I can't pass and get my badge. Yes, I tried response, even in the <> and that doesn't work either. Any ideas?

Example.java 
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named con
String response;
boolean responseIsNo;
do {
  response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?  ");
    responseIsNo = (response.equalsIgnoreCase("No"));
  if (responseIsNo) {
    console.printf("Sorry! Try again!  ");
  }
}while(responseIsNo);
console.printf("Because you said \"Yes\", you passed the test!");

2 Answers

Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points

Please refer to the following:

//Declare a String variable named response, then initialize it using double quotes
String response ="";

// The do while loop keeps asking the same question until "yes" is entered
//So we want to keep repeating when "no" is typed
// Exit the loop when "yes" is entered

do{
response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");  // "yes" or "no" is stored in the response variable 
// when someone types "no" the loop repeats
// when someone types "yes" the loop is exited
}while(response.equalsIgnoreCase("no"));

//After the loop exits, the following line prints to the console
console.printf("Because you said %s, you passed the test!",response); //task 3
Maureen O'Neal
Maureen O'Neal
12,930 Points
Maureen O'Neal
Maureen O'Neal
12,930 Points

Of course, THANK YOU, it was rather obvious, but I didn't get it! Thanks again. :)