// CSE 142, Summer 2008 (Helene Martin) // Prompts user for numbers to sum until -1 is entered. // Uses an infinite loop with a break -- this is NOT GOOD STYLE, // but we show it to you because it is very common. // Do not do this on your homework import java.util.*; public class Sentinel { public static final int SENTINEL = -1; public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in); int sum = 0; int number; while(true) { System.out.print("Enter a number (" + SENTINEL + " to quit): "); number = console.nextInt(); if(number == SENTINEL) { // exit condition break; } sum = sum + number; } System.out.println("The total is " + sum); } }