Question

How to modify the code below to become the user only can enter 2 times wrong PIN? After 2 times wrong PIN, the program will auto exit.

    String user = "Melissa";
    int pin = 123456;
    int pin2;

    // Prompt the user for input
    do
    {
        String pin2String = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter PIN");
        pin2 = Integer.parseInt(pin2String);
    }while(pin2 != pin);

    // Display
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "User: "+ user);

Answer 1

You will just need to add a counter, to count how many times the user has attempted to enter a pin, then verify the condition in your while loop’s condition.

For example:

 String user = "Melissa";
 int pin = 123456;
 int pin2;
 int MAX_INCORRECT_PIN_THRESHOLD = 2;
 int attempts = 0;

 // Prompt the user for input
 do {
     String pin2String = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter PIN");
     pin2 = Integer.parseInt(pin2String);
     attempts++;
 } while(pin2 != pin && attempts < MAX_INCORRECT_PIN_THRESHOLD);

 if (pin2 == pin) {
     // Display
     JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "User: "+ user);
 }