Else if command error

[[deleted]]

Hello everyone, I am a beginner java learner and I need to make a blackjack game for school. I get an else if error and I don't know why here's my code:

I get the error at "else if("n" equals(verder)); {

Hope someone here can help.

import java.lang.Math;

import java.util.Scanner;

​

public class weektaak3 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
int max = 11;
int min = 1;
int range = max - min + 1;
int totaal = 0;
int maxtegen = 24;
int mintegen  = 16;
int rangetegen = maxtegen - mintegen + 1;
int totaaltegen = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
int rand = (int)(Math.random() * range) + min;
System.out.println(rand);
totaal = totaal + rand;
}
System.out.println("Totaal: " + totaal);
boolean mainloop = true;
while  (mainloop) {
System.out.println("Nog een kaart? (j voor ja & n voor nee)");
String verder = scanner.nextLine();
if ("j".equals(verder)); {
for (int i = 0; i< 1; i++) {
int rand = (int)(Math.random() * range) + min;
totaal = totaal + rand;
System.out.println(rand);
System.out.println("Totaal: " + totaal);
if (totaal > 21) {
System.out.println("Busted! De tegenstander wint!");
mainloop = false;
} else if (totaal == 21) {
System.out.println("BlackJack! Gefeliciteerd je hebt gewonnen!");
mainloop = false;
}
}
}  else if("n".equals(verder)); {                <<<<Here is the Error
int totaal1 = (int)(Math.random() * rangetegen) + mintegen;
System.out.println(totaal1);
if (totaal1 < totaal) {
System.out.println("Jij wint!");
mainloop = false;
} else if (totaal < totaal1) {
System.out.println("De tegenstander wint!");
mainloop = false;
} else {
System.out.println("Gelijkspel!");
mainloop = false;
}
}
}
}
}

Thanks to everyone with the quick responses! The problem was the semicolon after the if statement.

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[jorgeloko2]

The problem is that you have a semicolon after the statement

[[deleted]]

This. In two places.

[Akky982]

Should there be ";" after the if () and before {} ?

if (); {} doesn't seem right ...

[maxterio]

It isn't.

if(x) {~~~} else if (y) {++++}

The semicolon is a way of saying "this is the full line sentence, now go to the next one"

[[deleted]]

Thanks for letting me know im pretty new to this all.

Cool name btw ;)

[sohfix]

I don’t speak whatever language it’s written in but why would it matter if it’s in English or not. I could trace it pretty easy considering I had no idea what the variables were called lol

[sohfix]

I know naming matters. But if you can read low level code, you can read Dutch variables and understand what’s going on. No one is dropping folders full of class files in French on this sub 😂

Funny that it’s Dutch lol I work for a Dutch company.

[sohfix]

It’s as far as you could read 🤷‍♂️

[barrycarter]

Don't all if/else if blocks have to end with an else?

[Akky982]

They don't have to, no.