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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Censoring Words - Looping Until the Value Passes

Posted by Rhys Morris
Rhys Morris
Courses Plus Student 346 Points

Censoring Words - Looping Until the Value Passes.

I have entered the details of the code as demonstrated in the video, in their entirety. However I am receiving the following error...

TreeStory.java:39: error: reached end of file while parsing
}
^
1 error

I am getting the idea of what is being demonstrated with instructions being outside and inside the code block. Can I have a second pair of eyes on this?

This is my coding so far...

      String ageAsString = console.readLine("How old are you?  ");
      int age = Integer.parseInt(ageAsString);
      if (age < 13) {
        //Insert exit code
        console.printf("Sorry you must be at least 13 to use this progam.\n");
        System.exit(0);
      }  
      String name = console.readLine("Enter a name:  ");
      String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective:  ");



      String noun;
      boolean isInvalidWord;
      do {
        noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun:  ");
        isInvalidWord = (noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork") || 
                                    noun.equalsIgnoreCase("jerk"));
        if (isInvalidWord) {
          console.printf("That language is not allowed.  Try again. \n\n");
          }
      } while(isInvalidWord); 



      String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb:  ");
      String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb ending with -ing:  ");

      console.printf("Your TreeStory:\n---------------\n");
      console.printf("%s is a %s %s.  ", name, adjective, noun);
      console.printf("They are always %s %s.\n", adverb, verb);

    }

I have separated the middle code that is this lessons focus. As you may be able to see I have included a declaration outside the block...

String noun;
boolean isInvalidWord;
do {

code, code, code. 

   }
} while(isInvalidWord);

I'm not sure what it is I am missing. Any input would be gratefully appreciated.

R.

Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Edited for markdown

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Ken

2 Answers

Ken Alger
STAFF
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Rhys;

You are headed in the correct direction, but it looks like you are over working this portion. When we obtain some string input, in this case assigned to a variable named noun, we can check to see if it equals another string by noun.equals("someString"). In the case of this program, we want to make sure that it equals something regardless of if the comparison string is upper or lower case, so we can use noun.equalsIgnoreCase("someString"). We can put that inside an if statement like this:

if (noun.equalsIgnorCase("dork") {
    // do something magical
}

See if you can get that to function in your code and post back with any additional questions.

Happy coding and welcome to Treehouse!

Ken

Danial Goodwin
Danial Goodwin
13,247 Points
Danial Goodwin
Danial Goodwin
13,247 Points

That error "reached end of file while parsing }" might be because you have too many closing brackets } (or not enough opening ones). Make sure each opening and closing brackets have a match.