please i need help with a simple thing

[m00nchile]

Look, next time you start writing something, do it in pseudo code. That is, don't write java, but just plain language and detail the steps you need to take. In your case, it looks like this:

prompt user to input word
if word is stop
    exit the program
if word contains secret letter
    print out Success
else
    print out Fail
repeat

Once you have the steps laid out, it's much easier to write up your program.

[zohdi]

the problem is am a begginer i cant implement this thing into the program
sorry for that guyz

[m00nchile]

No, the thing is you don't want to try. The steps I laid out in the above post make it painfully obvious what needs to be done, and the code you posted a while back has almost all the necessary elements in it. Look, here take it:

[COLOR="White"]import java.util.Scanner;
public class Guess {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		char guess = 'r';
		String input;
		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		while(true) {
			System.out.println("Input word");
			input = sc.next().toLowerCase();
			if(input.equalsIgnoreCase("stop"))
				break;
			if(input.indexOf(guess) != -1)
				System.out.println("Your guess contains secret");
			else
				System.out.println("Your guess doesn't contain secret");
		} 
	}
}[/COLOR]

I put the code in white color in the slim chance you'll try and write the few lines of code required by yourself. Copy/paste the code above, and you're only harming yourself in the long run.

[zohdi]

thank you very much .. i've tried it this way by the way " just because i want to tell you that i've tried"

public static void main(String[] args)  
        {  
                Scanner sc;  
                char hidden = 'R';  
                String guess;
	String ab="stop";
                sc = new Scanner(System.in);  
                do  
                {  
                        System.out.println("enter the word");  
                        guess = sc.nextLine().toUpperCase();     
	if (guess==ab)
	{
		System.exit(0)
	}                       
                }  
                while (guess.indexOf(hidden) == -1);  
                  
                System.out.println("Well done");                  
        }   
}

[gcalvin]

if (guess==ab)

Don't use == to compare Strings. (This was probably covered in your class, so check your notes and your text -- there is a method in the String class that enables you to check if a String has the same text as another String.) And when you're posting to the forum, please put your code in CODE tags, and explain your problem clearly. "Here is my code, and the program doesn't stop when I enter 'stop'" is a much better question to post than "I don't know how to do it."

There is no need to apologize for being a beginner -- we were all beginners once, and in many, many areas, we still are. But try to clearly identify exactly what help you need, and ask a clear question. Presumably you are taking this course because you want to become a Java programmer. As a Java programmer, there will always be things you don't know, and you will need to research to find the answer, or ask for help. Knowing how to ask for help is an important skill. Asking other people to do your work for you is rarely a good technique (unless you are paying them to work for you).

-Gary-

[zohdi]

thank you garry

[zohdi]

could i use this command to exit

" System.exit(0) "
?

[gcalvin]

could i use this command to exit

" System.exit(0) "
?

Yes, you can, but of course your "Well done" message won't be printed if you do that. You can also use "break" to exit the loop you're in.

-Gary-

EDIT: Actually, that's probably what you want, so System.exit(0) is fine.

[zohdi]

i got it .. thanks again