randomguess.mvel

/**
 * Sample MVEL 2.0 Script
 * "Random Guess"
 * by: Christopher Michael Brock
 */

import java.io.*;

//
// Seed the random number
//

$num = (int) Math.random() * 100;
$guesses = 0;
$in = -1;

//
// Setup the STDIN line reader.
//

$linereader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

System.out.print("I'm Thinking of a Number Between 1 and 100... Can you guess what it is? ");

//
// Main program loop
//

while ($in != $num) {
   if ($in != -1) {
      System.out.print("Nope.  The number is: " + ($num < $in ? "Lower" : "Higher") + ".  What's your next guess? ");
   }
   if (($in = $linereader.readLine().trim()) == empty) $in = -2;
   $guesses++;
}

System.out.println("You got it!  It took you " + $guesses + " tries");