for some reason my loop isn't working int l = 0; String answer = null; do { System.out.println("Please enter PiecemealVacations items: "); items[l] = myInput.nextLine(); System.out.println("Please enter " + items[l] + " cost: "); cost[l] = myInput.nextDouble(); System.out.println("Have you finished entering all items? "); answer = myInput.nextLine(); l++; } while(answer == "no");