need help error checking my string input.

i need to error check this code

SkaDan = 'what are you looking for today? skating or dance\n';

Ans = input(SkaDan,'s');

i need it to move on if it spelled correct but if its not then i need it to spit out the message "ERROR, what are you looking for today? skating or dance"

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Here's one way:

replyOK = false;
SkaDan = 'What are you looking for today? Skating or dance?\n';
while ~replyOK
    reply = input(SkaDan, 's');
    if strcmpi(reply, 'skating') || strcmpi(reply, 'dance')
        replyOK = true; % or "break" to break out of loop
    end
end

[Riley Phillips]

it works!! thank you so much!!!