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BJP4 Self-Check 5.13: sentinelMinMax

Language/Type: Java do/while fencepost input Scanner
Author: Marty Stepp (on 2016/09/08)

Write a sentinel loop that repeatedly prompts the user to enter a number and, once the number -1 is typed, displays the maximum and minimum numbers that the user entered. Here is a sample dialogue:

Type a number (or -1 to stop): 5
Type a number (or -1 to stop): 2
Type a number (or -1 to stop): 17
Type a number (or -1 to stop): 8
Type a number (or -1 to stop): -1
Maximum was 17
Minimum was 2
Type your solution here:


This problem asks for bare code. Submit a fragment of Java code as described. Do not write any class or method heading around your code; just write the lines of code that will produce the result described.

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