date validation

[droidus]

the purpose of this code is to check and see if the date is valid. this is only the first part. i am stuck, because if i enter an invalid date, it only goes through twice, then ends (and doesn't output anything...). if i enter a valid one, it works perfectly fine! any ideas as to what is wrong with my loop?

import java.util.Scanner;

public class DateValidationConversion
{
	public static void main(String[]args)
	{
	
	String curDate = "";
	char firstDateValidation = ' ';
	char nextDateValidation = ' ';
	String curMonth = "";
	String curDay = "";
	boolean validDate = false;
	int dateLength = 0;
	
	//Prompts user for the date
	Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Please enter the current date in MM/DD/YYYY format (including 0's): ");
	curDate = in.next();
	
	dateLength = curDate.length();
		
	firstDateValidation = curDate.charAt(2);
	nextDateValidation = curDate.charAt(5);
	
	if (firstDateValidation == '/' && nextDateValidation == '/'  && dateLength == 10)
	{
		validDate = true;
		
		curMonth = curDate.substring(0,2);
		curDay = curDate.substring(3,5);
	
		System.out.println ("This is a valid date.");
		
		if (curMonth.equals("02") && curDay.equals("29"))
		{
		System.out.println("This IS a leap year!");
		}
	}
	
	else
	{
		//Prompts user for the date
		System.out.println("Please enter the current date in MM/DD/YYYY format (including 0's): ");
		curDate = in.next();
	}

	}
}

[Junky]

any ideas as to what is wrong with my loop?

What loop? There isn't one in the code you posted.

[droidus]

the else that acts like it, if the credentials aren't entered properly.

[Fubarable]

the else that acts like it, if the credentials aren't entered properly.

um, no it doesn't. If you need a loop, use a loop.

[droidus]

i am getting a weird error here, and am not sure what it means...

Please enter the current date in MM/DD/YYYY format (including 0's):
10/11/1992
10/11/1992 is a valid date.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: " "
at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(Num berFormatException.java:48)
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Integer.java:449)
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Integer.java:499)
at DateValidationConversion.main(DateValidationConver sion.java:83) <<<

[droidus]

anybody? i am not sure what this error means...