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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

gregparrigin
gregparrigin
1,766 Points

I am getting a compiler error message about the syntax being wrong. It says to click preview but preview shows nothing

When I go to the preview window the screen is black. It does not show any errors. I have checked the code and it works in the workspaces.

KnockKnock.java
/*  So the age old knock knock joke goes like this:

    Person A:  Knock Knock.
    Person B:  Who's there?
    Person A:  Banana
    Person B:  Banana who?
    ...as long as Person A has answered Banana the above repeats endlessly
    ...assuming the person answers Orange we'd see
    Person B:  Orange who?
    ...and then the punchline.
    Person A:  Orange you glad I didn't say Banana again?
    (It's a really bad joke that makes it sound like "Aren't you glad I didn't say Banana again?")

    Let's just assume the only two words passed in from the console from Person B are either banana or orange.
*/

// ====BEGIN PROMPTING CODE====

// Person A asks:
console.printf("Knock Knock.\n");
String who;
boolean whoIsAnswer;
do {
// Person B asks and Person A's response is stored in the String who:
who = console.readLine("Who's there?  ");
whoIsAnswer=(who.equalsIgnoreCase("banana");
               if (whoIsAnswer) {
                 console.printf("Wrong answer.  Try again. \n");
               }
  } while (whoIsAnswer);

// Person B responds:
console.printf("%s who?\n", who);

// ==== END PROMPTING CODE ====

4 Answers

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

You are missing a ).

Before:

whoIsAnswer=(who.equalsIgnoreCase("banana");

After:

whoIsAnswer=(who.equalsIgnoreCase("banana"));

The error message I get in preview is:

JavaTester.java:110: error: ')' expected

whoIsAnswer=(who.equalsIgnoreCase("banana");

1 error

gregparrigin
gregparrigin
1,766 Points

Thank you for the help.

gregparrigin
gregparrigin
1,766 Points

Thank you for the help