numberGuess

import java.util.Scanner;   //Only using Scanner

public class numberGuess
{
    static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int lowerBound=0;
        int upperBound=999;
        int nextGuess=0;
        int tries=0;
        char choice = 'a';

        System.out.println("Think of a number between 0 and 999.");
        nextGuess = ( (lowerBound + upperBound)/2 );
        System.out.println("Is it " + nextGuess + "? \n\t Enter y if it is, l if it is less, or m if it is more."); //Starts with 499
        choice = console.next().charAt(0);
        System.out.println("FIRST");
        tries++;


            do
            {
                switch (choice)
                {
                case 'y':
                    System.out.println("I guessed your number " + nextGuess + " in " + tries + " tries.");
                    break;


                case 'l':   //If it is lower then 499 becomes the upperBound
                    upperBound = nextGuess;
                    tries++;
                    nextGuess = ( (lowerBound + upperBound)/2 );
                    System.out.println("Is it " + nextGuess + "? \n\t Enter y if it is, l if it is less, or m if it is more.");
                    choice = console.next().charAt(0);
                    System.out.println("LOWER");
                    break;


                case 'm':   //If it is more then 499 becomes the lowerBound
                    lowerBound = nextGuess;
                    tries++;
                    nextGuess = ( (lowerBound + upperBound)/2 );
                    System.out.println("Is it " + nextGuess + "? \n\t Enter y if it is, l if it is less, or m if it is more.");
                    choice = console.next().charAt(0);
                    System.out.println("MORE");
                    break;


                default:
                    System.out.println("Enter y, lowercase L, or m only! Try again:");
                    choice = console.next().charAt(0);
                    System.out.println("DEFAULT");
                    break;
                }
            }
            while (choice == console.next().charAt(0));

    }
}