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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Looping until the value passes

stuck at stage 3 perfecting the prototype

I am currently stuck in a challenge.it tells me that I forgot to call console.printf with a format string of “%s you glad..”.But I did it here’s my code String who; do { // Person A asks: console.printf("Knock Knock.\n");

// Person B asks and Person A's response is stored in the String who: who = console.readLine("Who's there? ");

// Person B responds: console.printf("%s who?\n", who); } while (who == "banana");

// ==== END PROMPTING CODE ==== console.printf("%s is there", who);

KnockKnock.java
/*  So the age old knock knock joke goes like this:

    Person A:  Knock Knock.
    Person B:  Who's there?
    Person A:  Banana
    Person B:  Banana who?
    ...as long as Person A has answered Banana the above repeats endlessly
    ...assuming the person answers Orange we'd see
    Person B:  Orange who?
    ...and then the punchline.
    Person A:  Orange you glad I didn't say Banana again?
    (It's a really bad joke that makes it sound like "Aren't you glad I didn't say Banana again?")

    Let's just assume the only two words passed in from the console from Person B are either banana or orange.
*/

// ====BEGIN PROMPTING CODE====
String who;
do {
// Person A asks:
console.printf("Knock Knock.\n");

// Person B asks and Person A's response is stored in the String who:
 who = console.readLine("Who's there?  ");

// Person B responds:
  console.printf("%s who?\n", who);
} while (who == "banana");

// ==== END PROMPTING CODE ====
 console.printf("%s", who);

2 Answers

You are doing this:

console.printf("%s", who);

It sounds like they are looking for something like:

console.printf("%s you glad ...", who);

i.e. the punchline of the joke.

I appreciate thanks for helping

You are welcome.

Brandon Zeck
Brandon Zeck
3,127 Points

Agha,<p>

This ends with</p>

console.printf("%s you glad I didn't say Banana again?", who);

<p>

Hope this helps.</p><p> Please Up vote if it helps. </p><p> If you feel this is the answer that you were looking for, please `Mark as Answer'</p><p> And in case, it does not, please reply so that we will get to know.</p><p>

Thanks.</p>

Brandon Zeck
Brandon Zeck
3,127 Points

Please let us know in case the issue persists. Thanks.

thanks for helping out