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Start your free trialEdwin Castro
Courses Plus Student 24,037 PointsLooping until the value passes
Challenge Task 2 of 3 is giving me nightmares! I can't figure out the syntax. Can someone please walk me through it.
// 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 {
response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");
isInvalidWord = (response.equalsIgnoreCase("no")
}
5 Answers
Michael Hess
24,512 PointsHi Edwin,
Please refer to the following:
//Declare a String variable named response, then initialize it using double quotes
String response ="";
// The do while loop keeps asking the same question until "yes" is entered
//So we want to keep repeating when "no" is typed
// Exit the loop when "yes" is entered
do{
response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?"); // "yes" or "no" is stored in the response variable
// when someone types "no" the loop repeats
// when someone types "yes" the loop is exited
}while(response.equalsIgnoreCase("no"));
//After the loop exits, the following line prints to the console
console.printf("Because you said %s, you passed the test!",response); //task 3
If you have any other questions feel free to ask!
Edwin Castro
Courses Plus Student 24,037 PointsI kind of get the way you explained it however I entered the syntax but it doesn't work...it says 'compiler error' I believe I entered the code correctly.
Michael Hess
24,512 PointsClick "preview" -- what does the error say?
Edwin Castro
Courses Plus Student 24,037 Pointsnever mind. i know what i did wrong. i reused the 'response' variable twice.
Michael, thank you very much. i'm going to save the above to help me study!!
you've been a lot of help
Michael Hess
24,512 PointsNo problem -- I'm glad I could be of service!
Grayson Lange
575 PointsMichael that worked great thank you!
ANUWAR HUSSAIN
418 PointsJust used this code as I was stuck. Thank you Michael.