How to handle infinite loop caused by invalid input (InputMismatchException) using Scanner

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As per the javadoc for Scanner:

When a scanner throws an
InputMismatchException, the scanner
will not pass the token that caused
the exception, so that it may be
retrieved or skipped via some other
method.

That means that if the next token is not an int, it throws the InputMismatchException, but the token stays there. So on the next iteration of the loop, reader.nextInt() reads the same token again and throws the exception again. What you need is to use it up. Add a reader.next() inside your catch to consume the token, which is invalid and needs to be discarded.

...
} catch (InputMismatchException e) {
    System.out.println("Invalid value!");
    reader.next(); // this consumes the invalid token
}

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