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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Ronit Mankad
Ronit Mankad
12,166 Points
Posted by Ronit Mankad
Ronit Mankad
12,166 Points

Im having Syntax Error....

I'm putting the loop condition right. But im still getting syntax error.

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?");
  console.printf("Try Again");
} while{if(response.equals("No"))};
Ronit Mankad
Ronit Mankad
12,166 Points
Ronit Mankad
Ronit Mankad
12,166 Points

Thanks very much...problem solved

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! Everything was going along just fine until you hit the last line there. Your while should not contain curly braces and it doesn't need an if statement. Take a look at how I did it:

String response;
do{
  response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");
} while(response.equals("No"));
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
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Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

HI Ronit,

no need for an additional if loop inside the while block.

Use the condition of the if block in the while block and delete the "Try again" statement (not neccessary for the challenge).

Let me know if you need the code

Grigorij