Thread: Assignment: Display Character

The example given is for number how can i change it to letters? Our assignment is pretty simple but i can't find it on the book. Im stuck

“Read” in characters and display the character until the “z” character is entered (“read”)

/* Guess a number between 1 and 10
   Anderson, Franceschi
*/
 
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class GuessANumber
{
  public static void main( String [ ] args )
  {
    Random random = new Random( );
    int secretNumber = random.nextInt( 10 ) + 1;
 
    Scanner scan = new Scanner( System.in );
 
    System.out.print( "I'm thinking of a number"
                + " between 1 and 10. What is your guess? " );
    int guess = scan.nextInt( );
 
    if ( guess < 1 || guess > 10 )
    {
       System.out.println( "Well, if you're not going to try,"
                           + " I'm not playing." );
    }
    else
    {
       if ( guess == secretNumber )
           System.out.println( "Hoorah. You win!" ); 
       else
       {
           System.out.println( "The number was " + secretNumber );
 
           if ( Math.abs( guess - secretNumber ) > 3 )
               System.out.println( "You missed it by a mile!" );
           else
               System.out.println( "You were close." );
 
           System.out.println( "Better luck next time." );
       }
    }
  }
}

how can i change it to letters

Read the API doc for the Scanner class. It has several methods for reading different types of data.
Java Platform SE 6