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    Question nested do while loop

    I am very new at java and just trying to learn it on my spare time and I'm doing do-while loops and I am having trouble understanding the below code if somebody could help me out that would be great.

    public class help {
    public static void main (String args[])
    throws java.io.IOException {
    char choice, ignore;
    do{
    System.out.println ("Choose one:");
    System.out.println("1. if");
    System.out.println("2.switch");
     
    choice = (char) System.in.read();
    do{
    ignore = (char) System.in.read();
    }while(ignore != '\n');	
    }while (choice < '1'| choice >'2');
     
    switch(choice){
    case '1': 
    System.out.println("if");
    break;
    case '2':
    System.out.println("switch");
    break;
    }
    }
    }

    Whats the point of the block?
    do{
    ignore = (char) System.in.read();
    }while(ignore != '\n');

    It makes no difference in the program wither i delete this block or keep it

    Also can somebody explain how while (choice < '1'| choice >'2'); translates? I would assume it would be while (choice >= '1'| choice =<'2');?


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    It makes no difference in the program wither i delete this block or keep it
    Please explain what "difference" you are expecting.

    The normal OR operator is || not |.
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    Default Re: nested do while loop

    I'm not sure, I am just following a book and they said that that block get rids of unwanted characters? I dont see how it does that.

    please explain things to me in simple terms, I am a mechanical engineer, I have little to no experience with coding.

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    Default Re: nested do while loop

    I was asking a question because I did not understand your post.
    It makes no difference in the program wither i delete this block or keep it
    What was the book's reason for having that code?

    The normally used boolean OR operator is || not |.
    See the tutorial for a definition for boolean operators: Equality, Relational, and Conditional Operators (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Language Basics)
    while (choice < '1'| choice >'2')
    That would be true for numbers
    from minus infinity up to '1' - .0000000....1
    and for numbers from '2' + .0000000...0001 to infinity
    AND false for chars from '1' to '2'
    Last edited by Norm; April 5th, 2014 at 02:17 PM. Reason: Need to differentiate between chars and ints
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    Default Re: nested do while loop

    With regards to the code block in question, you can see for yourself what it does by printing out "ignore", e.g.,
    ignore = (char) System.in.read();
    System.out.println("[" + ignore + "]");

    To find out whether it is functionally useful, run the program (with the println statement in), enter "301" and observe the output. Stop the program (by typing 1 or 2, or press Ctrl-C). Remove the code block. Re-run the program, enter "301", and observe the difference in the output.

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