Need help

I am currently trying to create a simple password program that contains at least 1 letter and 1 digit, and requires the user to enter the password a second time to accept it. Below is my code, any help would be greatly appreciated. Currently my program asks for a password and then just repeats it over and over with no end to the loop.

Code Java:

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import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Password2 
{
  public static void main(String[] args) 
   {
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
    System.out.println("Welcome please enter your password.>>");
	 enterPassword();
    String password = "";
    String enterPassword = "";
    //keep going until we get an acceptable password
    while(!CheckPassword(password))
    {     
 
		password =(enterPassword);
    }
    System.out.println("Password accepted");
    }
 
 
    public static Boolean CheckPassword(String password)
    {
    //perform all password checks
    Boolean passedLength = checkPasswordLength(password);
    Boolean passedLetter = checkPasswordLetter(password);
    Boolean passedDigit = checkPasswordDigit(password);
    return (passedLength && passedLetter && passedDigit);                 
 
    }
 
public static String enterPassword(){
    String password;
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.print("Password >>");
    password = input.nextLine();
 
	 return password;	
 
    }
 
 
public static Boolean checkPasswordLength(String password)
    {
    //passes if there is a string value, and it has 6+ characters
    int length;
        length = password.length();
        while (length <6){
            enterPassword();
            }
		  {
        checkPasswordLetter(password);
        }
		return true;
    }
 
public static Boolean checkPasswordLetter(String password)
    {
	   int let = 1;
 
 
		while (let <1)
		{
		 enterPassword();
		}
		{
		checkPasswordDigit(password);
		}
		return true;
    }
public static Boolean checkPasswordDigit(String password)
    {
	   int digit = 1;
		while (digit >=1)
		{
		  System.out.println("Password accepted");
		}
 
		{
		enterPassword();
		}
		return true;
    }
}

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Hello mikelc.

Welcome to the Java Programming Forums.

I would use System.out.println(); to see exactly what is going on.

After doing this, we can discover that there are several issues when passing information between methods.

For example:

Code Java:

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	public static Boolean CheckPassword(String password) {
		// perform all password checks
		System.out.println("CheckPassword " + password);
		Boolean passedLength = checkPasswordLength(password);
		System.out.println(passedLength);
		Boolean passedLetter = checkPasswordLetter(password);
		System.out.println(passedLetter);
		Boolean passedDigit = checkPasswordDigit(password);
		System.out.println(passedDigit);
		return (passedLength && passedLetter && passedDigit);
 
	}

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This shows us that this method never receives the correct password value.

You can fix it like this:

Code Java:

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import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Password2 {
 
	public static String password;
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
		System.out.println("Welcome please enter your password.>>");
		enterPassword();
		//String password = "";
		String enterPassword = "";
		// keep going until we get an acceptable password
		while (!CheckPassword(password)) {
 
			password = (enterPassword);
		}
		System.out.println("Password accepted");
	}
 
	public static Boolean CheckPassword(String password) {
		// perform all password checks
		System.out.println("CheckPassword " + password);
		Boolean passedLength = checkPasswordLength(password);
		System.out.println(passedLength);
		Boolean passedLetter = checkPasswordLetter(password);
		System.out.println(passedLetter);
		Boolean passedDigit = checkPasswordDigit(password);
		System.out.println(passedDigit);
		return (passedLength && passedLetter && passedDigit);
 
	}
 
	public static String enterPassword() {
		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
		System.out.print("Password >>");
		password = input.nextLine();
		System.out.println("enterPassword - " + password);
		return password;
 
	}
 
	public static Boolean checkPasswordLength(String password) {
		// passes if there is a string value, and it has 6+ characters
		int length;
		length = password.length();
		while (length < 6) {
			enterPassword();
		}
		{
			checkPasswordLetter(password);
		}
		return true;
	}
 
	public static Boolean checkPasswordLetter(String password) {
		int let = 1;
 
		while (let < 1) {
			enterPassword();
		}
		{
			checkPasswordDigit(password);
		}
		return true;
	}
 
	public static Boolean checkPasswordDigit(String password) {
		int digit = 1;
		while (digit >= 1) {
			System.out.println("Password accepted");
		}
 
		{
			enterPassword();
		}
		return true;
	}
}

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There are still issues to address though.. I think this will be enough to help you move forward.

Thanks for the help, but after trying this code out it throws the password accepted statement into an infinite loop to say. It keeps repeating over and over, with no end. But thanks for the help.

I have refined my code but now i need help on trying to get the program to prompt the user to re-enter the password when it does not meet the specified criteria. Also after i enter a valid password it prompts me to re-enter the it adds another entry line and if i either press the enter key or enter the same password again it then accepts it. Could some one help. Here is my code:

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Password2
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
char aChar;
int length;
String aString;
String password;
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Welcome please enter your password.>>");
aString = input.nextLine();
aChar = aString.charAt(0);
length = aString.length();
Character.isLetter(aChar);
Character.isDigit(aChar);
Scanner input1 = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Re-enter to confirm Password");
password = input1.nextLine();
if(length <6 || length >10 && aChar <1)

System.out.println("Password must contain at least 6-10 characters.");

if(password.equals(aString))
{
System.out.println("Password accepted.");
}
}


}