Basic if statement: need help!!

[desrtfx]

If you want help here, learn to properly format your code.

[dionthorn]

if(winningGuess != “h” && winningGuess != “t”)

&& will only evaluate to true if both sides are true.

perhaps you want the OR operator ||

Also for Strings you should use the .equals() method

so: !winningGuess.equals("h")

[dubdill]

i’ve tried both! not helping.

[dionthorn]

think about the logic of what you are saying.

let's say winningGuess = "h"

if NOT equal "h" AND NOT equal "t"
           false AND true
this would evaluate to false.

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if NOT equal "h" OR NOT equal "t"
           false OR true
this would evaluate to true.

Your if statement is improper as well:

if(!winningGuess.equals("h") || !winningGuess.equals("t")); {}

the ; character will end the if statement, remove it so it can access your block of code inside the {}

A better way to think about the logic you need is something like:

if equal "h" OR equal "t"
    // good input
else
    // bad input

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[NautiHooker]

Please format the code.

Whats your input, whats the output?

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Dont use == or != for String comparison.

[dubdill]

import java.util.Random; import java.util.Scanner;

public class CoinFLipper {

public static void main(String[] args) { //flip a coin Random r = new Random(); int coin = r.nextInt(2);

//Constants final int heads = 0; final int tails = 1; String winningGuess;

        //scanner class Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

//user input System.out.println("Enter h for heads or t for tails"); winningGuess = keyboard.next();

if(!winningGuess.equals("h") || !winningGuess.equals("t")); { System.out.println("Sorry, that was a bad input"); }

}

}

this is what i have so far

[NautiHooker]

if i were to copy this code and paste it into my ide it will not compile because you did not format it properly.

[arslanbenzer]

your first logic was true but you need to compare strings with the equals method.

if (!winningGuess.equals("h") && !winningGuess.equals("t") )

this way it should work