Thread: Else-if statment failure

Ok, Ive been working on this,

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Levels 
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	 {
		Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
		System.out.println("Pick a number 1 - 10:");
		int WinnerPoints;
		WinnerPoints = 0;
		System.out.println("Your current amount of Points is " + WinnerPoints);
		int numberPicked = keyboard.nextInt();
		switch (numberPicked)
		{
		case 1:
		case 2:
		case 3:
		case 4:
		case 5:
		case 6:
		case 8:
		case 9:
		case 10:
			System.out.println("Sorry, you lost :(");
			break;
		case 7:
			System.out.println("YAY! You Won!");
			WinnerPoints = 0+5;
			System.out.println("Welcome to level 2!");
			break;
			default:
				System.out.println("Thats not 1 - 10...");
				break;
				}
				System.out.println("Your Current Amount of Points is " + WinnerPoints);
				if (WinnerPoints > 5)
					System.out.println("Begin Test..");
				else if (WinnerPoints == 0)
					System.out.println("Good Bye");
 
 
}
}

But at the very end where it displays:

	if (WinnerPoints > 5)
					System.out.println("Begin Test..");
				else if (WinnerPoints == 0)
					System.out.println("Good Bye");

This does not work, my IDE says there is no error, but the code won't work, what do I do?

Originally Posted by newbie

Won't work in what way? nothing is printed? don't get the desired results? what are the desired results?

Ok, this code here:

	if (WinnerPoints > 5)
					System.out.println("Begin Test..");
				else if (WinnerPoints == 0)
					System.out.println("Good Bye");

Is supposed to print out: "Begin Test" if you have 5 WinnerPoints, but if you have 0, it is supposed to say "Good Bye" but this whole statement isn't being recognized by the program.

Originally Posted by newbie

Because the condition is, if WinnerPoints is GREATER than 5; print message.
WinnerPoints can never exceed 5 in your program.

Ohh I see, but I fixed it another way, just put a System.exit command under the losing numbers,

Originally Posted by newbie

System.exit isn't the best approach to take, easier and better to change the condition to equal to or greater than.

Ok, thanks for the help, I will go back and make it run smoother once I finish my project.