I have a homework to implement a simple testing application, below is my current code:
import java.util.*;
public class Test{
private static int typing;
public static void main(String argv[]){
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Testing starts");
while(sc.hasNextInt()){
typing = sc.nextInt();
switch(typing){
case 0:
break; //Here I want to break the while loop
case 1:
System.out.println("You choosed 1");
break;
case 2:
System.out.println("You choosed 2");
break;
default:
System.out.println("No such choice");
}
}
System.out.println("Test is done");
}
}
What I want to do now is that when 0
is pressed, it means that the user wants to quit the test, then I break the while loop
and print Test is done
, but it doesn't work like that, I know the reason might be that the "break"
breaks the switch
, how can I let it break the while loop
instead?
You can label
your while loop, and break
the labeled loop
, which should be like this:
loop: while(sc.hasNextInt()){
typing = sc.nextInt();
switch(typing){
case 0:
break loop;
case 1:
System.out.println("You choosed 1");
break;
case 2:
System.out.println("You choosed 2");
break;
default:
System.out.println("No such choice");
}
}
And the label
can be any word you want, for example "loop1"
.
You need a boolean variable e.g. shouldBreak
.
boolean shouldBreak = false;
switch(typing){
case 0:
shouldBreak = true;
break; //Here I want to break the while loop
case 1:
System.out.println("You choosed 1");
break;
case 2:
System.out.println("You choosed 2");
break;
default:
System.out.println("No such choice");
}
if (shouldBreak) break;
Put the while inside a function and when you press 0 instead of break just return
. For example :
import java.util.*;
public class Test{
private static int typing;
public static void main(String argv[]){
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
func(sc);
System.out.println("Test is done");
}
}
public static void func(Scanner sc) {
System.out.println("Testing starts");
while(sc.hasNextInt()){
typing = sc.nextInt();
switch(typing){
case 0:
return; //Here I want to break the while loop
case 1:
System.out.println("You choosed 1");
break;
case 2:
System.out.println("You choosed 2");
break;
default:
System.out.println("No such choice");
}
}
}
}
How to terminate inner menu ?
Example Code :
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); //used to get input
int option1, option2 = 0;
boolean loop_terminate = true; //flag used to terminate inner while loop
//Main Menu
while (true) {
//Main Menu options
System.out.println("1.Option 1");
System.out.println("2.Option 2");
System.out.println("3.Option 3");
System.out.println("4.Option 4");
System.out.println("5.Exit main menu");
System.out.print("Please enter your choice : ");
option1 = input.nextInt();
switch (option1) {
case 1:
//do something here
break;
case 2:
//do something here
break;
case 3:
while (loop_terminate) {
//Inner menu options
System.out.println("1.Inner Menu option 1");
System.out.println("2.Inner Menu option 2");
System.out.println("3.Inner Menu option 3");
System.out.println("4.Return to Main Menu");
System.out.print("Please enter your choice : ");
option2 = input.nextInt();
switch (option2) {
case 1:
break;
case 2:
break;
case 3:
break;
case 4:
loop_terminate = false; //this will terminate inner menu
break;
default:
System.out.println("Invalid option");
break;
}
}
break; //never forget to add this break statement
case 4:
break;
case 5:
return; //terminate outer menu
default:
System.out.println("Invalid option");
}
}
}
}