View difference between Paste ID: vKbpbyEK and gUxRAXUD

 import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.*;
 public class TestPart1 {
 public static final Scanner CONSOLE = new Scanner(System.in);
   public static void main(String args[]){
   	mEthod();
   }
 
-  public static Color getColorInput() throws Exception{
+  public static String getColorInput() throws Exception{
     // give the user two tries
     for (int i=0; i < 2; i++) {
       System.out.println("Enter a color for the ball (red or blue):");
       String colorStr = CONSOLE.nextLine();
 
       // If they input a valid input, return the corresponding value
       if (colorStr.equals("red") || colorStr.equals("blue")) {
-        return Color.RED;
+        return colorStr;
-      }else if (colorStr.equals("blue")){
+
-        return Color.BLUE;
+
       // If we haven't returned yet, their choice was invalid.
       System.out.println(colorStr + "is an invalid choice.");
     }
 
     // If we get outside of the loop, the user did not input a valid choice. Throw an exception to be caught higher up.
     System.out.println("No valid input after two tries!");
     throw new Exception("Invalid input!");
   }
 
   public static void mEthod() {
     //read in the color
     Color c = null;
     try {
-    Color c;
+      String colorStr = getColorInput();
       System.out.println("The bouncing ball will be " + colorStr + ".");
-      c = getColorInput();
+
       if (colorStr.equals("red")){
         c = Color.RED;
       }else {
         c = Color.BLUE;
-    System.out.println("The bouncing ball will be " + colorStr + ".\n");
+
     } catch (Exception e) {
       System.exit(0);
     }
 
     System.out.println("Enter the size of the ball (3 to 200):");
     int sizeStr = CONSOLE.nextInt();
 
     if ( sizeStr >=3 && sizeStr <=200){
       int s = sizeStr;
     if(sizeStr <3 && sizeStr >200){
     System.out.println( sizeStr +" is an invalid choice\nEnter the size of the ball (3 to 200):");
     sizeStr = CONSOLE.nextInt();
     } else{
     if (sizeStr <3 && sizeStr >200){
       System.out.println( sizeStr + " is an invalid choic\nNo correct input after 2 inputs");
       throw new IllegalArgumentException();
     //System.exit(0);
     } else{
         s = sizeStr;
 
 
     System.out.println("The size of the bouncing ball will be " + sizeStr+".\n");
   }
     }
     }
 }
 }