Don't understand how the program knows what to do if the answer is no. Can someone explain the code very simply???

Question

console.printf("I do not understand:  %s", question);
      anyQuestions = console.readLine("Are there any more questions  %n
                                      ");
This specific part doesn't make sense to me.

Jeremy Hill · Answer

The first line will print out "I do not understand: " then it will print the contents of the variable question (if it has been declared).
The second line will take input from the user after prompting: "Are there any more questions" and it will store the input in variable anyQuestions if this variable has been declared.
The %s is a String place holder for the variable listed After the following comma.
The %n is a new line character, (kind of like hitting enter after typing a sentence).
If "no" is input by the user then it will go into variable anyQuestions.
The only way for the program to respond to an input of "no" is to run a conditional statement to test if anyQuestions is equal to no.
Like this:
```java
if(anyQuestions.equalsIgnoreCase("No"){
  //run this code
}
else{
  // then run this code instead
}
```

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catherine paris

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Don't understand how the program knows what to do if the answer is no. Can someone explain the code very simply???

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Jeremy Hill

Jeremy Hill