Java: FileNotFoundException ends completely -

i've been stuck error 3 hours, because in cse course learned put in "throws filenotfoundexception" in methods in code:

public static void main(string[] args) throws filenotfoundexception {   scanner user = new scanner(system.in);   intro();   prompt(user);   } public static void prompt(scanner user) throws filenotfoundexception {   boolean game = true;   while(game != false) {      system.out.print("(c)reate mad-lib, (v)iew mad-lib, (q)uit? ");      string answer = user.next();      answer = answer.touppercase();            if(answer.equals("c")) {         create(user);      } else if(response == "v") {         view(user);      } else if(answer.equals("q")) {            game = false;      }   } }   public static void create(scanner user) throws filenotfoundexception {   system.out.print("input file name: ");   string filename = user.nextline();   scanner file = new scanner(new file(filename));   file f = new file(filename);   if(!f.exists()) {      system.out.print("file not found. try again: ");      filename = user.nextline();      f = new file(filename);   }   system.out.print("output file name: ");   printstream ot = new printstream(new file(user.nextline()));   filing(user, filename, ot); } 

when ran through, , inputting in c: happens.

welcome game of mad libs. ask provide various words , phrases fill in story result written output file  (c)reate mad-lib, (v)iew mad-lib, (q)uit? c input file name: exception in thread "main" java.io.filenotfoundexception:  (no such file or directory)     @ java.io.fileinputstream.open(native method)     @ java.io.fileinputstream.<init>(fileinputstream.java:146)     @ java.util.scanner.<init>(scanner.java:656)     @ madlibs.create(madlibs.java:47)     @ madlibs.prompt(madlibs.java:35)     @ madlibs.main(madlibs.java:16) 

really confused in cse class, , feel did not explain process enough after asking questions. can explain this? thanks.

first of need change "fix" following line:

string answer = user.next();

to read:

string answer = user.nextline();

this means capture newline, meaning won't buffered until next scanner call (preventing reading filepath prompt).

then fixing here too. no need create new scanner, have 1 can use:

system.out.print("input file name: "); string filename = user.nextline(); file f = new file(filename); if(!f.exists()) {