import java.util.Scanner; /** * Created by iyasuwatts on 10/17/17. */ public class Main { public static void main(String[] args){ Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in); int sum = 0; int n = 0; boolean isANumber = false; System.out.println("Input a number:"); while (!isANumber) { try { n = Integer.parseInt(reader.nextLine()); isANumber = true; } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("That's not a number"); } } for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) { sum += i; } System.out.println("The sum from 1 to " + n + " is: " + sum); } }