So I came up with the code below based and when I run the code it gets stuck on asking would you like to enter an ingredient yes or no. I have to go following a guideline provided by my professor, but I'm stuck as to what I'm doing wrong and why it won't recognize y or n or anything when I enter it in.

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package SteppingStones;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.Scanner;

/**

*

* @author kat10

*/

public class SteppingStone4_Loops {

/**

* @param args the command line arguments

*/

public static void main(String[] args) {

Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in);

String recipeName = "";

ArrayList ingredientList = new ArrayList();

String newIngredient = "";

boolean addMoreIngredients = true;

System.out.println("Please enter the recipe name: ");

recipeName = scnr.nextLine();

do {

System.out.println("Would you like to enter an ingredient: (y or n)");

String reply = scnr.next().toLowerCase(); //checks to see if user entered y or n

/**Add your code here (branches work well!). The code should check the

* reply:

*"y" --> prompt for the ingredient and add it to the ingredient list;

*"n" --> break out of loop;

*(Hint: what is the 'while' condition? What could you change to

*stop the loop from starting over?)

*anything else --> prompt for a "y" or "n"

*

*/

if (reply.equals('y')) { //if y is entered it prompts user to enter ingredient name

System.out.println("Enter ingredient name: ");

newIngredient = scnr.nextLine();

ingredientList.add(newIngredient); //stores into ingredient

}

if (reply.equals('n')) {

addMoreIngredients = false;

}

else {

System.out.println("Would you like to enter an ingredient: (y or n)"); //prompts user to enter y or n again

}

}

while (addMoreIngredients);

for (int i = 0; i < ingredientList.size(); i++) {

/**

* Get the i from the ingredient list

* and assigning it to the String ingredient

*

*/

String ingredient = (String)ingredientList.get(i); //gets ingredient from list and stores it in ingredient

System.out.println(ingredient); //prints ingredient

}

}

}