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Thread: Convert int to a bool

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    Default Convert int to a bool

    How do I make this work?

    int i = 0;
     
    do
    {
              System.out.println("blah blah blah");
              Scanner input = new Scanner(system.in);
              i = input.nextInt();
     
              if (i != 0)
                   i = 1
     
    } while (i);

    I want the program to say "okay, this 'i' is a 1, so that means TRUE, so we'll keep going" or "nope, this 'i' is a 0, that's FALSE, so let's exit the loop".

    It seems really hard?


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    Default Re: Convert int to a bool

    A boolean expression can be expressed like this:

    i==0
    i<76
    i!=17
    etc.

    These evaluate to a boolean value (true or false). You can use boolean values in things like if statements and while loops.

    You've already used a boolean expression in an if statement. You say you want to use a boolean expression in a while loop. What part of that is confusing you?
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    Default Re: Convert int to a bool

    I guess I'm just used to C++ where you could say 'while(integer)'

    I feel like that's cleaner than always saying 'while (integer == 1)'.....

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    Default Re: Convert int to a bool

    I guess it's a personal preference, but while(i == 1) seems fine to me. In fact I would say it's better than just while(i) because it makes it clear that 1 is the only value it should continue for.

    For your code, I don't know why you're checking if(i != 0) and making it 1. That step becomes unnecessary if you just use while(i != 0) instead.
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