please i need help with a simple thing

[zohdi]

hellow there..

i want to Write a Java program that contains a main() method with code that does the following:
Has final data storage for a character with the value 'r'. (This is the "secret" letter.)
Allows the the user to enter a word (their guess), and accepts the user's entry; when the user enters "stop" the program ends.
When a word other than "stop" is entered, the user sees a message telling them whether or not their guess contained the secret letter and is asked for their next guess.
Sample output:
enter your word, stop to end.
hello
Your guess does not contain the secret letter
enter next word, stop to end.
frog
Your guess contains the secret letter
enter next word, stop to end.
stop


i've done same procedures but with integers like this

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Secret
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		Scanner sc;
		int hidden;
		int guess;
		
		hidden = 5;
		
		sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		do
		{
			System.out.println("enter the correct number");

			guess = sc.nextInt();
			
			
			
		}
		while (guess != hidden);
		
		System.out.println("Well done");		
	}	
}

and it comes right but i wont to implement same procedures with words or strings .. please help ..

regards

[Norm]

with words or strings

Look at the API doc for the Scanner class. It has methods to read Strings.

[zohdi]

i did before creating the thread

[Norm]

What method(s) did you see that would read Strings vs ints?

Have you changed your program to use them?

[zohdi]

yes sir
am tired tring

this is what i've done

import java.util.Scanner; 
  
public class secsec
{ 
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    { 
    	Scanner sc;
    	String ab="Rr";
		char guess; 
		String letter="";
		
        sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		do 
        { 

           System.out.print("enter your word "); 
           guess = sc.next(); 
           letter = guess.charAt(0);
        } 
        while (letter!=ab); 
		
        System.out.println("Well done" ); 
    } 
}

but there are errors
its not coming like my wishes

[Norm]

there are errors

If there are error messages, please copy and paste them here.

its not coming like my wishes

Please describe.

[zohdi]

these are my errors
--------------------Configuration: <Default>--------------------
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\Zalahdi\Z~O~H~D~I Collection\My Documents\secsec.java:17: incompatible types
found : java.lang.String
required: char
guess = sc.next();
^
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\Zalahdi\Z~O~H~D~I Collection\My Documents\secsec.java:18: char cannot be dereferenced
letter = guess.charAt(0);
^
2 errors

Process completed.


.. i want the output to ask me to entar a word .. if that word contains "r" letter .. then we find the secret and the program ends.. if not.. try again .. and thats it

[Norm]

What is type is the variable guess? Does it have a method: charAt() ?

Scanner.next() returns a String.

[zohdi]

actually i dont know ..
as i told you i want the output to ask me to entar a word .. if that word contains "r" letter .. then we find the secret and the program ends.. if not.. try again .. and thats it

i dont know if it requires charAt

am a begginer

[Norm]

Do you know what a data type is? For example int and char are data types. String is a class that defines a type.
Where in your program do you define the variable guess? Usually it is on the first line in the program that references the variable.

You need to read the Java API doc for the String class and see what it says for the chartAt() method.

You can NOT write a program by making things up. You must follow the rules according to the language definitions and the class definitions.

[zohdi]

actually am not good in english and we learn java in french so am confused

culd you please write the programm for me i must hand it within 2 hours and it wont take 5 minutes from you pleese

[zohdi]

i've done it

[curmudgeon]

i've done it

Congratulations! It's much better if you write it anyway. :)

[zohdi]

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

But i want the output to be like this
Sample output:
enter your word, stop to end.
hello
Your guess does not contain the secret letter
enter next word, stop to end.
frog
Your guess contains the secret letter
enter next word, stop to end.
stop

could you help me pleasee

[m00nchile]

You've done most of the work already. The thing you need to change is your exit condition in the do while loop. You don't want to exit when you guess the letter, but when the String stop is entered. All you need to do now is slightly modify your loop and the assignment is done.

[zohdi]

i know :( but i dont know how to implement it

could you explain more please

[m00nchile]

I don't know what else to explain. The requirements were well stated, and if you have written the code above by yourself, you should know exactely what to do. And generally, begging for code/homework is frowned upon.

[zohdi]

I don't know what else to explain. The requirements were well stated, and if you have written the code above by yourself, you should know exactely what to do. And generally, begging for code/homework is frowned upon.

:confused:

[Norm]

Do one thing at a time.
How do you detect if the user entered the word "stop".
Look at the String class for a method.

[zohdi]

i cant understand what you're meaning guys .. am tring for 5 hours to solve a silly excercise .. thats why am saying i need more explaination