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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

gaetan mertens
gaetan mertens
1,002 Points
Posted by gaetan mertens
gaetan mertens
1,002 Points

do while doesnt work

This code doesn't loop correctly I don't get why

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? ");
  while(response.equals("no"));

1 Answer

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

Hi there,

A lot of your actual code is correct, but there are a couple things missing from the do-while loop syntax. The framework for that looks like this:

do {
  //code goes here
} while();  //condition goes here

You can keep most of your current code - just need to add the curly braces in the right places. Also, when I did the challenge it was picky about the value I checked for - you may need to capitalize "No".

Hope this helps!