Hello, I'm currently taking AP Computer Science with no prior experience with programming and I am facing a bit of a problem with the last problem on my programming assignment.
You see, what I have to do is write a program that displays a name four times either horizontally or vertically depending on whether a V or an H is inputted. In other words, if a V is typed in, the name would be displayed like this:
1. V) Bob
2. V) Bob
3. V) Bob
4. V) Bob
and if an H is typed in, the name would be displayed like this:
1. H) Bob 2. H) Bob 3. H) Bob 4. H) Bob
I also must use a while loop and I can ignore what would happen if a user were to input a Z, etc.
Unfortunately, I've run into a problem. No matter what I have tried, it only comes out with the same output (which is whatever I've put in the else part of the if-else statement).
Here is my code as of now:
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Enter name: ");
String name = input.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter a V or an H: ");
String letter = input.nextLine();
int k = 1;
System.out.println();
while (k != 5)
{
if (letter == "V")
{
System.out.println(k+ ". " + letter + ") " + name);
k++;
}
else
{
System.out.print(k+ ". " + letter + ") " + name + " ");
k++;
}
}Please keep in mind that all we've learned thus far (besides the different types of data types and such) is for, if, if-else, do...while, and while loops; print and println; the Scanner class; and how to do math with operators and the Math class.
