How do I stop while loop from running infinitely?

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Can't figure out how to stop this while loop from repeating infinitely. I'm using hasNextInt to check if user input is an int. If an int is not entered the loop repeats infinitely.

public static void validatingInput(){
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);

    boolean valid = false;
    int userNumber = 0;

    while(!valid) { 
    System.out.println("Enter number between 1 and 20: ");

    if (scan.hasNextInt()) {    
    userNumber = scan.nextInt();
    valid = true;   
    } else 
        System.out.print("Not an int. ");
    }

}

Mureinik · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-31 20:11:30Z

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You need to consume a token from a scanner in order to allow it to read the next token:

while (!valid) { 
    System.out.println("Enter number between 1 and 20: ");

    if (scan.hasNextInt()) {    
        userNumber = scan.nextInt();
        valid = true;   
    } else 
        System.out.print("Not an int. ");
        scan.next(); // Skip a token
    }
}

answered Mar 31, 2019 at 20:11

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Arash Etemad · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-31 20:34:47Z

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You can break any loops with break;. Check the state of an input and break the while when you want

answered Mar 31, 2019 at 20:34

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