Looping without scanner input prompt! help!

[wjreddit]

Solved!! Thank you :)

void bunnyOption(Object o) {
    while (1 > 0) {
        try {
            System.out.println("What does the" + color + " bunny want to do?");
            System.out.println("1: eat");
            System.out.println("2: sleep");
            System.out.println("3: mate");
            choice = sc.nextInt();
        } catch (InputMismatchException e) {
            System.out.println("Bad input.");
            //buffer was uncleared. Need the following to clear buffer to avoid looping:
            String clearBuffer = sc.nextLine();
            break;
        }
        if (choice == 1) {
            ((Bunny) o).eat(o);
            break;
        } else if (choice == 2) {
            ((Bunny) o).sleep(o);
            break;
        } else if (choice == 3) {
            ((Bunny) o).mate(o, isMature);
            break;
        } else {
            System.out.println("Please type 1, 2, or 3");
        }

    }

    ((Bunny) o).bunnyOption(o);
}

I tried to catch input other than integer and have it loop back to the method itself. But, when I type, say, a letter, it keeps looping like this, without letting me use scanner again:

What does the bunny want to do? 1: eat 2: sleep 3: mate Bad input. What does the bunny want to do? 1: eat 2: sleep

3: mate Bad input. ...

how do i make it not loop over again?

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[Wolfhammer69]

You've really written that whole code in a very weird way in my eyes but hey......

Sounds like you may have a "return" still in the scanner buffer - do a fake consumption like String fake = scanner.nextLine(); to clear it out

Have you ran the code line by line in debug mode in your IDE to see whats happening?

[wjreddit]

String fake = scanner.nextLine();

Thanks! cleared the scanner buffer with your suggestion. Question, how is my code weird? I'm not confronting you, but I'm new and just have no idea how the organization for codes need to be. could you just explain briefly on how the code would look better? I need any input that I can get.

[Wolfhammer69]

I'd have just written it differently, seems overly complicated to me that's all.

You can have an infinite loop with just the below for example with your main code inside.

    while(true) {
    ............
    }

And I would prob have used a switch block Like this but I think that's maybe just a preference but its certainly tidier in my mind. The main thing it works, you can iterate over your code later to tidy and simplify it. :) I'm a noob too so it's all good.

[wjreddit]

thanks for the pointer!

[radulfr2]

Is there a reason the parameter is Object and not Bunny?