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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Posted by Topher Morris
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Topher Morris
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 314 Points

I am stuck

I know that I need to do an 'if' maybe but it doesnt tell me what to have the 'boolean' listed at...am i on the wrong track with this one?

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();

1 Answer

Tri Pham
Tri Pham
18,671 Points
Tri Pham
Tri Pham
18,671 Points

In a do while loop, you keep DOing something WHILE a condition is true. You need to put a java expression in the last pair of parenthesis that returns a boolean. for example, switch in "while(response.length() > 10 )" and the program keeps running as long as you keep entering responses with more than 10 characters.