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Matthew Maslow
454 Pointswhile loop condition
keeps saying my syntax operator is incorrect
// I have initialized a java.io.Console for you. It is in a variable named console.
String response = console.readLine("Do you understand do while loops?");
while (response == response.equalsIgnoreCase("no")){
console.readLine(response);
}
1 Answer
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jb30
44,806 Pointsresponse.equalsIgnoreCase("no")
is already a boolean value, so you don't need to compare it to response
. Try removing response ==
from the while
condition and setting a value for response
within the while
loop.
You could convert your code into a do while loop instead of a while loop, but the challenge does not check this.