Add Number Guessing Game

NumberGuessingGame/NumberGuessingGame.java

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+// NumberGuessingGame.java
+// By: Zach Cowan
+// For CSIS-312
+
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class NumberGuessingGame {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        Random random = new Random();
+        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
+
+        int numberToGuess = random.nextInt(100) + 1; // Picks a random number as the hidden number
+        int userGuess = 0; // User guesses variable
+        int attempts = 0; // User attempts variable
+
+        System.out.println("Welcome to the Number Guessing Game!");
+        System.out.println("Try to guess the number between 1 and 100."); // Prompts the user to enter a number from 1-100
+
+        while (userGuess != numberToGuess) { // Looks until the number is guessed
+
+            System.out.print("Enter your guess: ");
+
+            // Error checking: ensure input is an integer
+            if (!scanner.hasNextInt()) {
+                System.out.println("Invalid input. Please enter a whole number between 1 and 100.");
+                scanner.next(); // discard invalid input
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            userGuess = scanner.nextInt(); // Brings in the next user input as the user's guess
+            attempts++; // Adds to the number of attempts
+
+            // Error checking 
+            if (userGuess < 1 || userGuess > 100) {
+                System.out.println("Please enter a number between 1 and 100.");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (userGuess < numberToGuess) {
+                System.out.println("Too low! Try again."); // Asks the user to guess higher
+            } else if (userGuess > numberToGuess) {
+                System.out.println("Too high! Try again."); // Asks the user to guess lower
+            } else {
+                System.out.println("Correct! You guessed it in " + attempts + " attempts."); // Announces message of success
+            }
+        }
+
+        scanner.close(); // Closes the scanner
+    }
+}