Assesing the count?

[Kamaria]

Ok, I'm needing to write a program where it asks the user for a number until the number 999 is entered. It averages the sum and shows it to the user.

I think I have it all set up right. I just don't know how to get the count number to be able to divide the sum by.

Code is as such:

import java.util.Scanner;
 
    public class Lab7_Ex2
    {
 
        public static void main (String [] args)
        {
 
            int newNum
            int sum
            double avg
 
            do
            {
                System.out.print( "Enter any number of numbers. (Enter 999 when done)");
                newNum = keyboard.nextInt();
 
                sum+=newNum;
            } while (newNum != 999);
 
                avg= sum// divided by the count of numbers entered
 
                System.out.println("The average of the numbers entered is" + avg + " .");
 
    }
 
}
 

Thank you in advance.

[r035198x]

You need a count variable then, to count the number of numbers entered.

[Kamaria]

ok, but how do I do that? I can't find that in my text.

[Kamaria]

I mean, I know how to set one up where it will control the amount of times it goes but I need it to be infinite until the user enters '999'.

[r035198x]

Declare (and initialize) it before the do and increment it in the do block.

[Kamaria]

Ok, thank you very much!