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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Remy Benza
Remy Benza
6,259 Points
Posted by Remy Benza
Remy Benza
6,259 Points

See my code. Why isn't my loop working?

See my code. Why isn't my loop working?

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

                   }    while(isInvalidword);

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

There are two issues on this line:

    isInvalidword = (response.equalsIgnoreCase("No")
  • there is a stray, unmatched open parenthesis after the equal sign
  • the statement is missing a semicolon at the end

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