Problem with a constructor

Question

im trying to execute a joption window when the construcor is called but it never appears for some reason...heres my class.
public class MysteryNumbersGame
     public static int BIGGEST_NUMBER=6;
     private static int MAX_GUESSES=10;
     private int numCnt; //how many mystery numbers
     private String playerName;
     private GameBoard theBoard;
      * Asks the player how many number he/she wants to guess and sets
      * up the game to be played with that many numbers.
      * @param playerName is the player's name.
     public MysteryNumbersGame(String playersName)
         JOptionPane.showInputDialog("How many mystery numbers do you wish"
         +" to play with?");
     } // end constructorand this is my main:
public class PlayMysteryNumbers
     public static void main(String[] args)
         MysteryNumbersGame theGame;
         JOptionPane.showInputDialog("\t                 Welcome to\n"
                  +"          MYSTERY NUMBERS\n\n"
                  +"       Please enter your name");
         Scanner keyboard=new Scanner(System.in);
         String playersName=keyboard.nextLine();
         theGame=new MysteryNumbersGame(playersName);
     } // end main

Answer 1

Your program is stalled at the lineString playersName=keyboard.nextLine();waiting for you to press Enter in the command prompt window.
Please go through the API for JOptionPane and discover how to return playerName from the input dialog. As things stand, whatever you enter there is thrown away.
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