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    Default It won't display the invalid selection part

    Hello I have a problem in my coding. This coding is a Quiz Game creator. Lets say I want to create 3 question in this game.
    and when the game starts.. it will display the 3 question.

    So at that selection of question I chose to do Number 5 when it only has 3. It should have displayed a message saying Invalid selection please try again. But instead the program display a Question 5 but with null data.

    How can I make my program display that message? It doesnt seem to work when I try the IF statement it tends to skip that if statement or I typed something wrong but I don't see where it is.
     
    /**
     * Write a description of class QuizGamePA3 here.
     * 
     * @author (your name) 
     * @version (a version number or a date)
     */
    import java.util.*;
    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.Scanner;
    public class QuizGamePA3
    {
      public static void main(String[]args ) throws FileNotFoundException
    {  
        Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
     
         String s = " ";
     
        int[] choice,answer,pick,pick2,numbers;
        choice = new int[5000];
        answer = new int[5000];
        numbers= new int[5000];
        pick = new int[5000];
        pick2= new int[5000];
         int alt = 1;
     
        String[] data,category,option,option2,option3,option4;
        data = new String[5000];
        category = new String[5000];
        option = new String[5000];
        option2= new String[5000];
        option3= new String[5000];
        option4= new String[5000];
     
        int Point=0;
     
        System.out.printf("\n%10s Welcome to Quiz Game Creator \n\n",s);
        System.out.printf("%16s How to do it?%n",s);
        System.out.printf("1] Specify number of question you want to do.\n");
        System.out.printf("2] Create the question CATEGORY\n");
        System.out.printf("3] Enter the QUESTION for each category.\n");
        System.out.printf("4] Enter the OPTION for each question.\n");
        System.out.printf("5] Provide the ANSWER for each question.\n");
        System.out.printf("6] Then your QUIZ GAME is ready to be play by your friends\n");
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("-----------------------------------------------");
        System.out.println("Press the ENTER key to start creating the Quiz"); 
        System.out.println("-----------------------------------------------");
        input.nextLine();
     
        System.out.printf("\nHow many questions you want to create: ");
        choice[1] = input.nextInt(); // Input of how many questions to create
        System.out.println();
     
        System.out.print('\u000C'); 
        input.nextLine();
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println(" Please enter your question CATEGORY");
     
        for(int a=1; a<=choice[1];a++){
     
           System.out.print(numbers[1]+1+ "] ");
           data[a]=input.nextLine();
           numbers[1]++;       
     
          }
        System.out.print('\u000C'); 
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println(" Please enter your QUESTION");
     
        for(int b=1; b<=choice[1];b++){
           System.out.println();    
           System.out.println("Category: " +data[b]);
           System.out.printf(choice[3]+1+"] ");
           category[b] = input.nextLine();// Input of the questions for certain category
           choice[3]=choice[3]+1;
            }
        System.out.print('\u000C'); 
        System.out.println(); 
        System.out.println("Please enter your question OPTION");
     
        for(int c = 1; c<=choice[1];c++){
     
          System.out.println();
          System.out.println("Question : "+category[c]);// Storing of 4 options for each questions
          System.out.println();
     
          System.out.printf("1] ");
          option[c] = input.nextLine();
     
          System.out.printf("2] ");
          option2[c] = input.nextLine();
     
          System.out.printf("3] ");
          option3[c] = input.nextLine();
     
          System.out.printf("4] ");
          option4[c] = input.nextLine();  
     
          System.out.println();
          System.out.println("Please Set the answer to this question");
          System.out.print("The answer is: ");
          answer[c] = input.nextInt();// Chosen answer for each questions.
          input.nextLine();
          System.out.println();
         }
         System.out.println("Your Quiz Game is now READY. Press the ENTER key to start...");
         input.nextLine();
         System.out.print('\u000C'); 
     
         System.out.printf("%15s Welcome to the QUIZ GAME\n\n",s);
         System.out.printf("%8s Game Rule: 1] Select one topic.\n",s);
         System.out.printf("%18s 2] Answer the MCQ question.\n",s);
         System.out.printf("%18s 3] Each correct answer will be awarded 10 points.\n",s);
         System.out.printf("%18s 4] Each incorrect answer will be deducted 10 points.\n",s);
         System.out.printf("%18s 5] The game will be over once you answer the question wrongly.\n",s);
         System.out.println();
         System.out.printf("%10s Press the ENTER key to start the game...\n",s);
         input.nextLine();
         System.out.print('\u000C'); 
     
     
         for(int z=1; z<=choice[1];z++){
     
          System.out.println(" Your current point is: "+Point); // game currency
         for(int d=1; d<=choice[1];d++){
     
            System.out.println((d)+ "] "+data[d]);// display the categories of the questions
     
            }
           System.out.print("Please select question topic : ");
           pick[z]=input.nextInt();// This is where the user choose which category to answer
     
     
            if (pick2[z] > choice[1]) {
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Invalid number. Please re-select your selection");
            System.out.println();
     
             } 
          else if(pick2[z] <= choice[1]) {
              System.out.println("--------------------------------------");
                System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Category: "+data[pick[z]]);
            System.out.println("Question: "+ category[pick[z]]);
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("1] "+option[pick[z]]);
            System.out.println("2] "+option2[pick[z]]);
            System.out.println("3] "+option3[pick[z]]);
            System.out.println("4] "+option4[pick[z]]);
            System.out.print("What is your answer: ");
            pick2[z]=input.nextInt();
              if (pick2[z] == answer[pick[z]]){
             Point=Point + 10;
             System.out.println();
             System.out.println("Your answer is correct! You earn 10 Points");
             System.out.println();
             System.out.println("------------------------------------------");
     
            }
     
            else{ 
              System.out.print('\u000C'); 
              Point=Point-10;
              System.out.println();
              System.out.println("Your answer is WRONG!");
              System.out.println("      GAME OVER!");
              System.out.println();
              System.out.println("Your final point is :"+Point+" Point");
              System.out.println();
              System.out.println(" Thanks your for playing");
              input.nextLine();
              System.exit(0);
            }
          } 
     
        }
      }
    }


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    Default Re: It won't display the invalid selection part

    There may be a problem using the Scannet class's methods. See this: Java Scanner not working, difference between next() and nextLine() | Rommel Rico
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    Default Re: It won't display the invalid selection part

    Could you give some sample input/output so we can see how you got to the point of the error in your code?
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    Default Re: It won't display the invalid selection part

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    There may be a problem using the Scannet class's methods. See this: Java Scanner not working, difference between next() and nextLine() | Rommel Rico
    Sorry norm get rid of the System.out.print('\u000C');
    Im using BlueJ
    Quote Originally Posted by Chris.Brown.SPE View Post
    Could you give some sample input/output so we can see how you got to the point of the error in your code?
    here..
    output.jpg

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    Default Re: It won't display the invalid selection part

    The line i am looking at is as follows.

            pick[z]=input.nextInt();// This is where the user choose which category to answer
     
     
            if (pick2[z] > choice[1]) {
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Invalid number. Please re-select your selection");
            System.out.println();
     
             }

    Your input is going into pick[z] but then you are doing your if statement on pick2[z]. Is this as expected? I dont see anywhere before this line that pick2 is set.
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    Default Re: It won't display the invalid selection part

    ah i see that's what i did wrong... no wonder it wont run as i wanted it to be.. thx for help.~ i had 2 pick var... it works fine now. thanks again.

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    Default Re: It won't display the invalid selection part

    Could you explain how::
    System.out.print('\u000C');
    Fixes the Scanner problem
    and provide a link to where you found that technique?

    Other students can probably use that technique.
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    Default Re: It won't display the invalid selection part

    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    Could you explain how::
    System.out.print('\u000C');
    Fixes the Scanner problem
    and provide a link to where you found that technique?

    Other students can probably use that technique.
    System.out.print('\u000C');
    umm the code is just part of the coding inside Bluej that allows the user to clearscreen. I read it online here.

    Bluej for ICSE Schools: Clearing the terminal

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    Default Re: It won't display the invalid selection part

    This is specific to the BlueJ terminal
    Then it's probably not much use to others.

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