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Thread: How to end a loop when valid entry is made

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    Default How to end a loop when valid entry is made

    I am working on allowing a user to enter an ID # using JOptionPane. If the ID is valid, then it will display the ID#, student name, and GPA. If it is not valid, then the window should pop up again to allow the user to enter a valid ID. I have managed to get that far.

    I am struggling with once a valid ID # is entered, how do I get the loop to stop? I have tried several different ways, but the code below is the most recent one, and it is still not working! Any help/suggestions to try would be greatly appreciated.

    import javax.swing.*;
    public class StudentIDArray
    {
       public static void main(String[] args)
       {
          String enteredID;
          int idNumber;
          int x = 0; 
          String studentName = "";
          double studentGPA = 0.0; 
          boolean validID = false;
     
          int[] id = {1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010};
          String[] names = {"Bob", "Joe", "Fred", "Suzie", "Jane", "Megan", "Frank", "Jill", "Tom", "Judy"};
          double[] gpa = {3.5, 3.32, 3.7, 4.0, 3.72, 3.93, 2.6, 1.95, 2.18, 2.83};
     
          enteredID = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter a four-digit student ID number");
          idNumber = Integer.parseInt(enteredID);
     
          for(x = 0; x < id.length; ++x)
          {
             if(idNumber == id[x])
             {
                validID = true;
                studentName = names[x];
                studentGPA = gpa[x];
             }
          }
     
          if(validID == false)
             JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You entered an invalid ID number");
          else                   
             JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You entered " + idNumber + ".\nThe student's name is "
                + studentName + " and the GPA is " + studentGPA);                
       }
    }

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    Default Re: How to end a loop when valid entry is made

    Do not use '==' to compare String objects. Use the equals() method instead.

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