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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Amit Dhamankar
Amit Dhamankar
4,163 Points
Posted by Amit Dhamankar
Amit Dhamankar
4,163 Points

How to solve this example?

See here I first declared the variable "response" as String. And simultaneously how can I declare it as a boolean variable. Please answer me in Code. Thanks in advance

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?");
do {

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

try 

String response;
do {
   response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");
} while (response.equals("No"));