Is it possible to assign a variable in a while loop?

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I'm looking for a way to use scanner in a while loop, without advancing twice.

String desc = "";
while (!scanner.next().equals("END")) {
    desc = desc + scanner.next();
}

As you can see, when scanner.next() is called in the while loop's condition and inside of the while loop itself. I want it to advance the scanner only once. Is there any way to do that?

possible duplicate of Assign variable in Java while-loop conditional? — Obicere
– Obicere, Commented Oct 2, 2013 at 3:43

Omar Mainegra · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-02 03:38:55Z

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Yes it is possible. You should also check that the Scanner has more tokens in its input

String desc = "";
String next = null;
while (scanner.hasNext() && !(next = scanner.next()).equals("END")) {
    desc = desc + next;
}

answered Oct 2, 2013 at 3:38

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androiddev19 · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-02 03:41:40Z

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    String temp = "";
    do {
        desc = desc + temp;
        temp = scanner.next();
    } while(!temp.equals("END"))

You can use a do-while for post loop condition checking

answered Oct 2, 2013 at 3:41

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