Exiting a while loop using a String?

I'm trying to make the program read in a list of name and ages (using JOptionPane). It's supposed to quit the loop when the name entered is "quit".

I learned to use ".equals" instead of "==" or "!=", but now when I run the program, it doesn't look like it's doing anything. I'm not sure what to do.

Also i'm trying to assign a name to a new name if the age is greater than the last one entered. I'm not quite sure if the way i have it set up will work.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Code:

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import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class Perrine_Oldest {
public static void main(String[] args){
   
    int l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, newage;
    String Quit, quit, rawr, name, age, x, z, a, b, c;
    name = "rawr";
    l = 1;
   
    while(!name.equalsIgnoreCase("quit"));{
        name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter the name of person " + l + ":");
        age = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter the age of person " + l + ":");
            n = Integer.parseInt( age );
            rawr = "sigh";

            if (n >= n){
                name = rawr;}

           
      l = l + 1;}
   
   
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "The oldest person is " + rawr + ".");
   
    System.exit(0);
}}

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Moderator Edit: code tags added so that the code will retain its formatting and be more readable

while(!name.equalsIgnoreCase("quit"));

try removing the semi colon from in front of the last bracket.

Nice pick up there Mr. Marshy!

Indeed that semicolon is going to mess up the program and in fact freeze it. Also I'm not sure that the System.exit(0) should be where it's located (and in fact it's not needed in this program at all).

Haha, yes, the semicolon was indeed messing me up. Thank you for catching that (i was watching that closely in my first program and didn't even realize it today.)

The loop now runs as i would like it, but, won't quit if i type in "quit" as the name.

The system.exit(0) is just habit from going to a lab for the class.

Also, i'll keep the code tags in mind from now on, sorry!

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Edit: I changed it to "while(!"quit".equals(name))" and it now exits properly.

and done. Thanks for catching that ; in the beginning, it let me finish :D

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Code:

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                import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class Oldest {
public static void main(String[] args){
       
        int l, n, m;
        String  rawr, name, age;
        name = "rawr";
        rawr = null;
        l = 1;
        m = 0;
       
        while(!"quit".equalsIgnoreCase(name)){
                name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter the name of person " + l + ":");
               
                if (!"quit".equalsIgnoreCase(name)){
                    age  = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter the age of person " + l + ":");
                        n    = Integer.parseInt( age );
                       
                if (n > m){
                        m    = n;
                        rawr = name;
                if (n > m){
                        rawr = name;
                        }}}

                l = l + 1;}
       
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "The oldest person is " + rawr + ".");
       
        System.exit(0);
}}

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