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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Anna Voelgyi-Horvath
Anna Voelgyi-Horvath
3,661 Points
Posted by Anna Voelgyi-Horvath
Anna Voelgyi-Horvath
3,661 Points

do while loop Challange task 2 of 3.

I cannot solve the do while loop Challange task 2 of 3. Does anyone has the right answer so I could so where is go wrong

Example.java 
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.
String response = console. readLine("Do you understand do while loops");
int response = 0;

do {
   console.printf("Do you understand do while loops");
} while(response);

2 Answers

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

You need to get the user's response inside the loop, then if the user says "No", continue with the loop. Something like this would work:

String response;
do {
  response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops");
} while (response == "No");
Anna Voelgyi-Horvath
Anna Voelgyi-Horvath
3,661 Points
Anna Voelgyi-Horvath
Anna Voelgyi-Horvath
3,661 Points

Thanks a lot! Your comment really helped.