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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Censoring Words - Using String Equality

Dhruv Reddy
Dhruv Reddy
269 Points

"Parsing Error" need help I keep getting a parsing error when i run my code. I check and I see nothing.

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 program.\n"); System.exit(0); } //Input String name = console.readLine("Enter your name: "); String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective: "); String noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun: "); if (noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork")) { console.print("That language is not allowed. Exiting"); System.exit = (0); String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb: "); String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb ending in -ing: "); //Output
console.printf("%s is a %s %s.", name, adjective, noun); console.printf("They are always %s %s.\n", adverb, verb); }

Thats my code started pretty soon can you find the parsing error?

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
8,481 Points

I made a couple minor modifications (see *):

import java.io.Console;

class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    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 program.\n"); 
      System.exit(0); 
    }

    //Input 
    String name = console.readLine("Enter your name: "); 
    String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective: "); 
    String noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun: "); 
    if(noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork")) {
      console.printf("That language is not allowed. Exiting"); //*
      System.exit(0); //*
    }//*
    String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb: "); 
    String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb ending in -ing: "); 
    //Output
    console.printf("%s is a %s %s.", name, adjective, noun); 
    console.printf("They are always %s %s.\n", adverb, verb);     
  }
}

I got results of:

How old are you? 17
Enter your name: Dave
Enter an adjective: red
Enter a noun: ball
Enter an adverb: slowly
Enter a verb ending in -ing: ducking
Dave is a red ball.They are always slowly ducking.

How old are you? -8         
Sorry you must be at least 13 to use this program.

How old are you? 34
Enter your name: Eliza
Enter an adjective: orange
Enter a noun: dork
That language is not allowed. Exiting