Thread: Why does my IF statement not work?

 
/* *****************************************
AUTHOR 
 
******************************************** */
 
import javax.swing.*; // import the swing library for I/O
import java.util.*;
 
public class painting
{
 
 
 
    public static void main (String[] param)
    {
 
        Gallery();
        System.exit(0);
 
    } // END main
 
 
   /* ***************************************************
       Define some commands of our own to use above
   *************************************************** */
 
 
    /* ***************************************************
       Set up an array containing animals then find one asked for by the user
    */
 
    public static void Gallery()
    {
 
       // Declare variables
       //
	String total = "-33";
       	String[] paintings = {"Mona Lisa","Water Lilies","The Scream","A Young Rembrandt"};
	int[] scores = {0,0,0,0};
 
       	String searchKey; //the thing looked for
  // 
 
 
       //now can get an answer quickly without calculating just looking it up
	for (int y=0; y<paintings.length; y++)
	{
   		System.out.println("Vote "+ (y+1) + " for " + paintings[y]);
   	}
 
 
      	for (int i=0; i<paintings.length; i++)
 		{
 
	  	String vote = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Which painting would you like to vote for?");
 
		if (paintings[i].equalsIgnoreCase(vote))
        	{
 
              		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You voted for " + vote); 
			scores[i]++;
			for(int z=0; z<paintings.length; z++)
			System.out.println(scores[z] + " " + paintings[z]);
 
		}
		else if(total.equals(vote))
		{
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You have chosen to exit this program, will now close"); 
			System.exit(0);
 
		}
	   	else 
		{
			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Invalid entry");
		}
 
       }
 
 
	}	
 
}

My code works perfectly for the first entry but if i enter the same painting twice it seems to skip this part of the code

		if (paintings[i].equalsIgnoreCase(vote))
        	{
 
              		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You voted for " + vote); 
			scores[i]++;
			for(int z=0; z<paintings.length; z++)
			System.out.println(scores[z] + " " + paintings[z]);
 
		}

and just says "invalid entry".

Any ideas?

Thanks

Yeah I want the loop to keep going till the user exits. Will loop the paintings and see how i get on thanks.

--- Update ---

I've tried that and I'm still have trouble :/ Im not sure where to add the other loop/move the loop you suggested