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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

Posted by Nilo Mesa
Nilo Mesa
417 Points

yes or no loop

Looping until the value passes

Example.java 
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.
String response;
boolean yesNo;
do
{ 

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


      if (yesNo)
      {

        console.printf("Please try again ");


      }
} while (yesNo);

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

It looks like you haven't quite finished this line:

      yesNo =

You probably want to assign that using an expression that compares the response to the word "No".

Nilo Mesa
Nilo Mesa
417 Points

nevermind I got it