Loop Repeat?

[Kamaria]

I'm writing a program where it asks a user a number between a range and then displays $ the number of times of the number entered.

But I'm needing to have this repeat 5 times (or more if an invalid number is entered).


EDIT:::: Got the repeat fixed, just needing to have it repeat if it goes to the else statement.

Here is my code so far.

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Lab7_Ex1
{
    public static void  main(String[] args)
    {
 
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
        int x;
        int count=1;
 
        for (count = 5; count<=5; count++)
        {
            System.out.print("Enter an integer in the range 1-10: ");
            x = keyboard.nextInt();
 
            if ( x >= 1 && x <= 10)
                {     
                    for (int i = 1; x<=1; i++);
                    {
                        for (int j = 1; j <= x; j++)
                        {
                          System.out.print('$');
                  }
                  System.out.println();
               }
                }
            else
                {
                    System.out.println("Invalid number");
                }
            }
        }
    }        
 
 

[JosAH]

I didn't read your code but my eye was attracted to this line:

 
for (count = 5; count<=5; count++) 
 

You probably intended to write:

 
for (count= 0; count < 5; count++) 
 

kind regards,

Jos

[Kamaria]

Thanks that helped but how do I make it repeat if the number is invalid?

[JosAH]

@Kamaria
Don't increment the loop counter if the number is not valid; something like this:

for (int count= 0; count < 5; ) { // <-- see? no increment
   // obtain a number
   if (isValid()) {
      // do some work
      count++; // increment counter
   }
   else {
      // do some other work and don't increment
   }
}
 

kind regards,

Jos