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    Now it's telling me that highestDonation isnt initialised. I don't know how to intitialise this variable, I know how, but don't know what I should be setting it to.

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    Default Re: Do While Loop

    Do the same as these:
     ...donationQuantity=0, maxDonation=0 ...
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    Here is my code now, it's working. Thanks for your help, one more thing, the condition is always going to be true. So why won't it work without the IF Statement?
    public class Donations
    {
       public static void main(String[] args)
       {
          Scanner keyboard= new Scanner (System.in);
          String donorName;
          double newDonation, donationQuantity=0, maxDonation=0, highestDonation=0;
          String highestDonor="";
     
          do
          {
             System.out.println("\n");
             System.out.println("Please enter donation amount");        //PRINT
             newDonation=keyboard.nextInt();
     
             System.out.println("Please enter your name");              //PRINT
             donorName=keyboard.next();
     
     
             if(newDonation>highestDonation)
             {
                highestDonation=newDonation;
                highestDonor=donorName;
             }
     
     
             donationQuantity=donationQuantity+1;
     
             maxDonation +=newDonation;
     
     
          }
          while (maxDonation<500);
     
          System.out.println("It took " + donationQuantity + " donations to reach the £500");
     
          System.out.println("Highest donation amount was " + highestDonation + " by " + highestDonor);
     
       }//main
    }//class

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    the condition is always going to be true. So why won't it work without the IF Statement?
    Can you explain what "the condition" is you are talking about? And why it is always going to be true.
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    Default Re: Do While Loop

    If newDonation <= 0, then highestDonation = newDonation. Since you're comparing whether newDonation is greater but not equal to highestDonation, the condition evaluates to false.

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