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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Beverly Banks
Beverly Banks
1,919 Points
Posted by Beverly Banks
Beverly Banks
1,919 Points

Not sure what I am doing wrong

Not sure what I am doing wrong...stuck on this challenge. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Example.java 
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.
do {
  String response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");
}while (response.equalsIgnoreCase)("no");

  console.printf ("Try again!");

1 Answer

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

You need to declare your String variable outside of the do while loop:

String response = "";

do{

   response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");

}while(response.equalsIgnoreCase("No"));

Your compiler will throw a fit if it has to declare a variable each time through a loop. It only wants to declare it once.

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

Don't forget to add your printf statement after the loop and the while condition.