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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Posted by Gabriel E
Gabriel E
8,916 Points

Stuck on Task 2 of 3 for Java Basics

Hi there,

I am on the last challenge set of doing the do while loops, task 2 of 3, where I am supposed to continually prompt a user if the response is no. Totally clueless. Here is my code, and anything will help. Thanks!

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

1 Answer

Kathryn Ann
Kathryn Ann
10,071 Points
Kathryn Ann
Kathryn Ann
10,071 Points

Hi Gabriel - I see a couple of syntax errors. One is the "or" (||) operator on the first line below - it's not doing anything, so it should be removed. The other is the semicolon on the second line below - semicolons aren't needed after the parentheses leading into a block of code such as in an "if" or "while" statement. I hope this helps!

 isInvalidWord = (response.equalsIgnoreCase("no")); ||  
        if (isInvalidWord); {