problems with logical and

[Iltaqi]

I am working on an assignment for my high school java class and i want to make sure that the user enters a y or n to determine their marital status however i get stuck in the loop even when i enter a y or n

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Taxes {
	static Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        static String store;
	
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		System.out.println("are you married?(y/n)");
		store = scan.nextLine();
		
		
		
		for( ; store != "y" && store!= "n"; ){	
		
			System.out.println("please respond with a y for yes and n for no");
			System.out.println("are you married?(y/n)");
			store = scan.nextLine();
                 }

[Keith Jackson]

I can't remember ever having seen a for loop used in this way. While it may work, there is probably another type of loop that would work better and be easier to understand. Also, a logical AND is not what you want to use in this case.

[joshdgreen]

I think using a while loop is a better option for what you want to do. Also to compare strings you need to probably do something like !(store.equals("y")) && !(store.equals("n"). Or try changing your variable to a char variable for the "y" and "n".

[Iltaqi]

I think using a while loop is a better option for what you want to do. Also to compare strings you need to probably do something like !(store.equals("y")) && !(store.equals("n"). Or try changing your variable to a char variable for the "y" and "n".

Thanks for helping me changing it to store.equals and it works

[penguinCoder]

If you are just using 'y' and 'n', why not just use the type 'char'? It seems like you are wasting a byte of memory for nothing..