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    Default for loop problem

    I need help in this java prob
    • Prompt user for new height of the triangle after the result was printed out
    • User can terminate the program by entering number, 0 and below


    /* Output
    Enter height of triangle: 3
    1 2 3
    1 2
    1
    Enter height of triangle: 2
    1 2
    1
    Enter height of triangle: -1
    */

    Attached is my incomplete program
    import java.util.*;
     
    public class Triangle {
    	public static void main (String[]args) {
    		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    		System.out.print("Enter the height of triangle: ");
    		int height = sc.nextInt();
     
    		for (int num=height; num>0; num--) {
    			for (int dispNum=0; dispNum<num; dispNum++) {	
    				System.out.print(dispNum+1 +" ");
    			}
                            System.out.print("\n");
    		}
    	}
    }
    Last edited by helloworld922; October 8th, 2011 at 12:42 PM.


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    Default Re: for loop problem

    What part do you need help with? Are you getting incorrect outputs? If so, what is wrong about them?

    One thing I can see right away is that you're not looping your program. My recommendation is to create a helper function which can print out a triangle given an integer height. Then in your main method use a while loop which repeatedly asks for the user to input a height. If the height is greater than 0, draw the triangle and continue the while loop. Otherwise, terminate the loop to exit the program.

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    Default Re: for loop problem

    i need help in shifting the prompting inside the loop.

    it will be great if explanation can be provided!

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    Default Re: for loop problem

    The following control statement might be useful:
    The while and do-while Statements (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Language Basics)

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