The nextInt()
method leaves the \n
(end line) symbol and is picked up immediately by nextLine()
, skipping over the next input. What you want to do is use nextLine()
for everything, and parse it later:
String nextIntString = keyboard.nextLine(); //get the number as a single line
int nextInt = Integer.parseInt(nextIntString); //convert the string to an int
This is by far the easiest way to avoid problems--don‘t mix your "next" methods. Use only nextLine()
and then parse int
s or separate words afterwards.
Also, make sure you use only one Scanner
if your are only using one terminal for input. That could be another reason for the exception.
Last note: compare a String
with the .equals()
function, not the ==
operator.
if (playAgain == "yes"); // Causes problems
if (playAgain.equals("yes")); // Works every time