Loop returns at second input rather than first.

[RockW]

Could someone provide some input on why my loop is returning back to the second portion of the program? I would actually prefer that the first loop keep looping until "stop" is issued but at this point I will take any advice to have it start at step 1.


import java.util.Scanner;

public class Payrollb
{
public static void main( String[] args )
{
Scanner input = new Scanner( System.in );


int dept1;
double salary1;
double sum;


boolean contRun = true;
while (contRun)
{

System.out.println( "Enter Name of The Department:" );
String deptName = input.nextLine();
if(deptName.equalsIgnoreCase("stop")){


}



do
{


System.out.println("Enter The Number of Employees In The Department:" );
dept1 = input.nextInt();
if(dept1 < 0)
System.out.println("Number Must Be A Positive");
}
while(dept1 < 0);


do
{

System.out.println("Enter The Average Salary Of Employees:" );
salary1 = input.nextDouble();
if(salary1 < 0)
System.out.println("Number Must Be A Positive");
}
while(salary1 < 0);

sum = dept1 * salary1;

System.out.println( "For Department: " + deptName);
System.out.println( "Average Salary Per Employee Is: $" + sum );


}

}
}

[Solarsonic]

You're missing a } in your first loop, causing the other loops to be part of that loop.

Also, if you didn't already know, "break;' terminates the loop so you can use that when the user enters stop.

[goldest]

OP,

Use Code Tags while posting your code. And read about the branching statements in Java : Branching Statements

Hope that helps,

Goldest