My program is not ending

Question

My program does not end. I am a beginner and am having trouble understanding why. It was working fine before I changed the name, so I copied it to another file, but it still does not end.

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Fan
{
    public static void main (String[] args)
    {
        Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
        //first input
        System.out.println("Enter your first input: ");
        String first = s.nextLine();
        String[] firstsplit = first.split(", ");
        //second input
        System.out.println("Enter your second input: ");
        String second = s.nextLine();
        String[] secondsplit = second.split(", ");
        //third input
        System.out.println("Enter your third input: ");
        String third = s.nextLine();
        String[] thirdsplit = third.split(", ");
        //fourth input
        System.out.println("Enter your fourth input: ");
        String fourth = s.nextLine();
        String[] fourthsplit = fourth.split(", ");
        //fifth input
        System.out.println("Enter your fifth input: ");
        String fifth = s.nextLine();
        String[] fifthsplit = fifth.split(", ");

        for (int a = 0; a<=firstsplit.length-1; a++)
        {
        //skipping over values that say how many pieces are on board
            for (int i = 3; i <= 12; i++)
            {
                //compatible with piece numbers up to 12(max)
                if (Integer.parseInt(firstsplit[0])==i) {
                     while (i >= 1 && i <= Integer.parseInt(firstsplit[i])) {
                     continue;
                     }
                     System.out.println(firstsplit[i]); 
                }
            }

         } 
    }
}

I would be grateful for any advice.

Answer 1

The problem is here:

while (i >= 1 && i <= Integer.parseInt(firstsplit[i])) {
    continue;
}

This is an infinite loop since you never change the value of i inside it. Just comment it to make your application finish. Then, spend some time thinking about how to fix it or what are you trying to accomplish with this loop.