• Author: Graham Mitchell
• Filename: EnterPIN.java

Enter Your PIN

Type in the following code, and get it to compile. This assignment will help you learn how to make a loop, so that you can repeat a section of code over and over again!

import java.util.Scanner;

public class EnterPIN
{
	public static void main( String[] args )
	{
		Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
		int pin = 12345;

		System.out.println("WELCOME TO THE BANK OF MITCHELL.");
		System.out.print("ENTER YOUR PIN: ");
		int entry = keyboard.nextInt();

		while ( entry != pin )
		{
			System.out.println("\nINCORRECT PIN. TRY AGAIN.");
			System.out.print("ENTER YOUR PIN: ");
			entry = keyboard.nextInt();
		}

		System.out.println("\nPIN ACCEPTED. YOU NOW HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.");
	}
}

What You Should See

WELCOME TO THE BANK OF MITCHELL.
ENTER YOUR PIN: 90210

INCORRECT PIN. TRY AGAIN.
ENTER YOUR PIN: 11111

INCORRECT PIN. TRY AGAIN.
ENTER YOUR PIN: 12345

PIN ACCEPTED. YOU NOW HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

Notice what happens when we type the correct PIN on the first try:

WELCOME TO THE BANK OF MITCHELL.
ENTER YOUR PIN: 12345

PIN ACCEPTED. YOU NOW HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

What You Should Do on Your Own

Assignments turned in without these things will receive no credit.

1. How is a while loop similar to an if statement?
2. How is a while loop different from an if statement?
3. Inside the while loop, why isn't there an int in front of the line entry = keyboard.nextInt()?
4. Delete the line entry = keyboard.nextInt(); from inside the while loop. What happens? Why?
5. (Put the entry = keyboard.nextInt(); back before you turn in the assignment.)

©2013 Graham Mitchell

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