title: Java - While loop for menu selection (console based program)
body: <p><em>Update</em>
  The first time the user makes a choice such as "1" the menu is displayed again. The next time a selection is made the payment information begins to cycle. After the cycling is complete and the menu is displayed again, it works as it should. Also, the first two years are output instead of just the first when a selection begins to cycle, but then outputs one year at a time as intended.</p>
  
  <pre><code>//create scanner object for choosing a loan, then prompt for and accept input
      Scanner choose = new Scanner(System.in);
      String choice;
      System.out.println("\nType 1, 2, or 3 and press enter to see the monthly payment information for the respective loan. To end the program type \"end\".");
      choice = choose.next();
  
      //cycle loan 1 payment information
      //create scanner object to advance to the next year's payments
  
      //loop for cycling payment information
      //initialize loan principal to variable
  
      while (!"end".equals(choice)) {
          System.out.println("\nType 1, 2, or 3 and press enter to see the monthly payment information for the respective loan. To end the program type \"end\".");
          choice = null;
          choice = choose.next();
          if ("1".equals(choice)) {
             //calculation code
                      }
                  if (j &lt; 6) {
                      System.out.println("Press enter to get the mortgage information for year " + (j + 2));
                      choice = choose.nextLine();
                  } else {
                      System.out.println("Congratulations, your mortgage has been paid off.");
                  }
  
              }
  
              choice = null;
          }
          if ("2".equals(choice)) {
              //calculation code
                  }
                  if (j &lt; 14) {
                      System.out.println("Press enter to get the mortgage information for year " + (j + 2));
                      choice = choose.nextLine();
                  } else {
                      System.out.println("Congratulations, your mortgage has been paid off.");
                  }
  
              }
  
              choice = null;
          }
          if ("3".equals(choice)) {
              //calculation code
                  }
                  if (j &lt; 29) {
                      System.out.println("Press enter to get the mortgage information for year " + (j + 2));
                      choice = next.nextLine();
                  } else {
                      System.out.println("Congratulations, your mortgage has been paid off.");
                  }
  
              }
  
              choice = null;
          }
      }
      choose.close();
  }
  </code></pre>
  
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