import java.io.*;
/**
 *  WhileEx1 --- This program reads user input from the keyboard
 *  it checks if it is a five. It will loop either until the enter 
 *  types a five or after three failed attempts
 *
 *  @author	Blanca Polo
**/
public class WhileEx1{

  /**
   * Reads a number from the user, checks if it is indeed a number.
   * it iterates until the user enters a five or after 
   * three failed attempts to do so.
   * @param arg A string array containing the command line arguments.
   * @return No return value.
   */
   
   public static void main (String arg[ ]) throws Exception{
 
       final int NUMBER = 5;	// constant
       final int ATTEMPTS = 3;
       InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
       BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
       String sNumber = "";	
       int iNumber= 0;
       boolean done = false;    // control variable;
       int iCount = 0;		// to count the failed attempts

//while works as long as the condition is true

   while(!done){  //translated as not(false) which is true.

       System.out.print("Type number five please:   ");
       try{
          sNumber = br.readLine( );
          sNumber = sNumber.trim( );
          iNumber = Integer.parseInt(sNumber);

	  if (iNumber != NUMBER){
		System.out.println("You did not type five, try again!!!");
		done = false;
          }

         else{
	       System.out.println("Thanks for the number five, you are so smart!!" );
		done = true;
         }

       } //ends try
       catch(NumberFormatException nfe){
	       System.out.println( "this is your attempt number "+ iCount);
	       System.out.println( "you did not type a number, try again!!!");
              done = false;
      }

    iCount++;
    System.out.println("\t\tAttempts = " + iCount);

    if(iCount >= ATTEMPTS){
       done = true;
    }

   } //closes while

       System.out.println("I'm out of here" );
       
   } //main

}  //class