checking if input from scanner is int with while loop java

Question

I basically want the following while loop to check if the input is an integer. It cannot contain decimals because it is pointing to an array. If the value entered is a decim

Answer 1

A small modification to your program solves the problem

 System.out.print("Enter month (valid values are from 1 to 12): ");
        Scanner monthScan = new Scanner(System.in);
       int monthInput = monthScan.nextInt();
        // If the month input is below 1 or greater than 12, prompt for another value
        while((monthInput<1 || monthInput>12) )
        {
            System.out.print("Invalid value! Enter month (valid values are from 1 to 12): ");

            monthInput = monthScan.nextInt();
        }
        System.out.println("I am here");

Output:

Enter month (valid values are from 1 to 12): -5
Invalid value! Enter month (valid values are from 1 to 12): -5
Invalid value! Enter month (valid values are from 1 to 12): -2
Invalid value! Enter month (valid values are from 1 to 12): 5
I am here

Hope this helps you.