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Start your free trialJill Strickland
847 PointsWhy is my code not working?
How to I use console.printf to write a formatted string? I've done everything like the previous video showed me and it still isn't working.
// 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 (response.equalsIgnoreCase("No"));
if (response.equalsIgnoreCase("No")) {
console.printf("Because you said <response>, you passed the test!");
}
}
1 Answer
Richard Lambert
Courses Plus Student 7,180 PointsHello mate,
The correct format for the do-while statement can be found below. Comments included are points to note when creating this type of statement.
do {
/**************************************************************************
Variables declared within this code block (within the curly braces) are
not accessible to any code outside the block, including the conditional
expression of the do-while statement. They are said to be out of scope.
**************************************************************************/
/**************************************************************************
One statement or multiple statements can be placed within this code block.
**************************************************************************/
/**************************************************************************
Statements that are to run with each iteration of the do-while statement
are to be placed within this code block.
**************************************************************************/
/**************************************************************************
Statements placed within this code block will run at least once.
**************************************************************************/
/**************************************************************************
Typically, a statement will be placed within this code block which alters
the state of an externally declared variable. This variabe can then be
accessed by the conditional expression of the do-while statement, which
must evaluate to true or false, determining whether looping continues.
**************************************************************************/
} while(expression); /*This can be any expression evaluating to true or false*/
Hope this helps
Jessica Herrera
18,601 PointsJessica Herrera
18,601 PointsTry this