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715 Pointsquiz question 2/3 help
Hi friends.
I'm stuck with this code.
import java.io.Console;
public class TreeStory {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Console console = System.console();
/* Some terms:
noun - Person, place or thing
verb - An action
adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
Enter your amazing code here!
*/
// __ Name ____ is a ____ adjective __ __ noun__. They are always __ adverb __ __ verb__.
String ageAsString = console.readLine("How old are you?");
int age = Integer.parseInt(ageAsString);
if (age < 13) {
// insert exit code
console.printf("Sorry you must be at least 13 to use this probgram.\n");
System.exit(0);
}
String name = console.readLine("Enter a name: ");
String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective: ");
String noun;
do {
noun = console.readLine("Enter a word n: ")
if (noun.toLowerCase("dork") ||
noun.equalsIngoreCase("jerk")) {
console.printf("That lanauge is not allowed. Try again. \n\n");
}
} while(isInvalidWord);
String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb: ");
String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb ending in -ing: ");
console.printf("Your TreeHouse: \n------------\n");
console.printf("%s is a %s %s. ", name, adjective, noun);
console.printf("They are walways %s %s.\n ", adverb, verb);
}
}
heres the error:
treehouse:~/workspace$ javac TreeStory.java
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
TreeStory.java:25: error: ';' expected
noun = console.readLine("Enter a word n: ")
^
1 error
1 Answer
chrisfinelli
1,161 PointsI'm very far from an authority, but your While statement makes reference to "isInvalidWord", but that hasn't been declared yet or isn't in that scope.
I made a "boolean isInvalidWord(noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork") || noun.equalsIgnoreCase("jerk")" variable under my do so that I could reuse the code in the name of efficiency :)
Hope that helps some
Darth R3id4k
Courses Plus Student 10,125 PointsDarth R3id4k
Courses Plus Student 10,125 PointsYou just forgot to put the semicolon at the end of the line.