title: Return to main menu from sub menu in java
body: <p>So my current code has the problem that from the sub menu when I hit exit(4) it doesn't return me to the main menu, it just repeats the if statement within the main menu while loop which initiates the sub menu. How do I fix this?</p>
  
  <pre><code>import java.util.Scanner;
  import java.util.*;
  import java.util.ArrayList;
  
  public class StarberksInterface
  {
  
  
  public static void main(String args[])
  {
  
      Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
      store = new Store();
      String str, sName1, sName2, name;
      char c;
      int n=0;
      sName1 = "Callahan";
      sName2 = "Lambton";
  
  
      //This is the main menu that will be displayed first.
      System.out.println("       MAIN MENU FOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM");
      System.out.println("===============================================");
      System.out.println("1. CHOOSE STORE");
      System.out.println("2. DISPLAY STORES");
      System.out.println("3. LOAD STORE VIA FILE");
      System.out.println("4. SAVE STORE TO FILE ");
      System.out.println("5. EXIT PROGRAM");
      System.out.println("===============================================");
  
      while(n!=5)// Exits the program when 4 is pressed
          {
              System.out.print("\n Please enter option 1-4 to continue...: ");
              n = Integer.parseInt(System.console().readLine());
              // Reads user input and takes them to selected code.
              if (n&gt;5||n&lt;1)
              {
                  System.out.print("Invalid input, please try again...");
                  continue;
              }
              if (n==1)// Takes to option 1 or sub menu
              {
                  str="y";
  
                  while(str.equals("y")||str.equals("Y"))
                  {
                      System.out.println("Enter a store name [Callahan or Lambton] ");
                      name = console.next();
                      if (sName1.equals(name)|| sName2.equals(name))
                      {
                          StarberksInterface.subMenu();
                          return;
                      }
                      else 
                      {
                          System.out.println("There is no store under this name. Please try again.");
                      }
  
                  }
  
              }
              if (n==2)// Gathers products in stores and displays the number of products
              {
                  System.out.println(" Store data is being displayed.");
                  System.out.println("===============================");
                  System.out.println("Store: Callahan");
                  System.out.println("       Number of products: "+store.getProductListSize());
  
              }
          }
  }
  
  
  
  
  public static void subMenu()
  {
  Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
  String str;
  char c;
  int n=0;
  
  
          // this will be the sub menu that gets displayed.
          System.out.println("        INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM");
          System.out.println("===============================================");
          System.out.println("1. ADD PRODUCT DATA");
          System.out.println("2. VIEW SINGLE PRODUCT DATA");
          System.out.println("3. DELETE PRODUCT");
          System.out.println("4. DISPLAY ALL PRODUCTS IN STORE");
          System.out.println("===============================================");
          System.out.println("5. EXIT SUB MENU");
  
          while(n!=5)// Exits the program when 4 is pressed
          {
              System.out.print("\n Please enter option 1-5 to continue...: ");
              n = Integer.parseInt(System.console().readLine());
              // Reads user input and takes them to selected code.
              if (n&gt;5||n&lt;1)
              {
                  System.out.print("Invalid input, please try again...");
                  continue;
              }
              if (n==1)// Takes to option 1 or addItem()
              {
                  str="y";
                  while(str.equals("y")||str.equals("Y"))
                  {
  
                      StarberksInterface.addItem();
                      System.out.print("Would you like to enter another product ? (Y or N) : ");
                      str = console.next();
                  }   
                  continue;
              }
              if (n==2)// Takes to option 2 or prodData
              {
                  str="y";
                  while(str.equals("y")||str.equals("Y"))
                  {
                      StarberksInterface.prodData();
                      System.out.println("\n***************************************************\n");
                      System.out.print("Stay viewing this page? (Y or N) ");
                      str = console.next();
  
                  }
                  continue;
              }
  
              if (n==3)// Takes to option 3 or delete item
              {
                  System.out.print("Delete a product");
                  continue;
              }
  
              if (n==4)// Takes to option 4 or view all products in store
              {
                  System.out.print("Displaying all products in store");
                  continue;
              }
          }
              if (product != null)// If there is information on the system
              // then the user will have the option to view data, before the program quits
              {
                  System.out.println("\n***************************************************\n");
                  System.out.println("\nAre you sure you want to quit? There is information stored on a product. ");
                  System.out.println("\nWould you like to view if information? (Y / N) ");
                  str="";
                  str = console.next();
                  while(str.equals("y")||str.equals("Y"))
                  {
  
                      StarberksInterface.prodData();
                      return;
                  }
  
              }
  
              else
              {
                  System.out.print("\nThank you for using this inventory management software.\n");
                  System.out.print("Developed by Xavier Edwards");
                  System.out.println("\n***************************************************\n");
              }
  </code></pre>