While loop not looping need help

[MichaelT]

This loop will only go through the first time and when the user types Y at the bottom it wont reloop even though the value for ques is Y.

	
        String ques = "Y";
        while (ques == "Y") {
  	
	System.out.println("Enter a word.");

	String str = br.readLine();
	str = str.toUpperCase();

	if ( ( str.indexOf('R') == -1 ) || ( str.indexOf('N') == -1) ) {
	  System.out.println("The word does not contain an 'r' and an 'n'.");
	}else if ((str.indexOf('R')) < (str.indexOf('N'))) {
	  System.out.println("'R' comes before 'N' in: " + str);
	}else{
	  System.out.println("'N' comes before 'R' in: " + str);
	}
	  System.out.println("Continue? (Y/N)");

	  ques = br.readLine();
	  System.out.println(ques);

	
  }

[Fubarable]

Don't use == to compare Strings but rather either the equals or equalsIgnoreCase method. Also, please fix your code indentation so we are able to read and understand it.

[MichaelT]

thank you and sorry im not sure how its supposed to be indented

[Fubarable]

All loops and all blocks get indented so it's easy to distinguish that a loop or block exists there. So it's not

while {
more code
}

but rather

while {
   more code
}

But more importantly, have you tried using the equals method and if so, what happens?

[MichaelT]

i used the equals method and it worked thanks for all the help

[Fubarable]

You're welcome. Best of luck!