java - Writing to OR Reading from a file -

i trying write program user has choice write data file or read file.

i don't know why if-else if structure not working correctly. when try view data, program displays data , asks more input when should not.

i post have hoping can seems foolish , simple problem.

import java.util.scanner; import java.io.*;  public class candy {     public static void main(string[] args)     throws ioexception     {         string candyname;         string input="";          //create scanner object         scanner keyboard=new scanner(system.in);          system.out.print("[v]iew or [a]ppend database (v or a)?===>");         string choice=keyboard.nextline();          if (choice.equalsignorecase("v"))         {             //open file             file file=new file("candy");             scanner inputfile=new scanner(file);              //display lines             while (inputfile.hasnext())             {                 //read line                 candyname=inputfile.nextline();                  //display line                 system.out.println(candyname);             }              //close file             inputfile.close();              system.out.println("\ncomplete!");         }          else if (choice.equalsignorecase("a"));         {             //open file             filewriter fwriter=new filewriter("candy", true);              system.out.println("type 'end' stop entering names\n");                         {                 //get name of candy                 system.out.print("enter name of candy===>");                 candyname=keyboard.nextline();                  if (candyname.equalsignorecase("end"))                 {                     //break; //breaks out of loop                     //or use null if clause (empty)                 }                 else if (!(candyname.equalsignorecase("end")))                 {                     //append file                     printwriter outputfile=new printwriter(fwriter);                     outputfile.println(candyname);                 }                              }while (!(candyname.equalsignorecase("end")));// || candyname !="end");              //close file             fwriter.close();              system.out.println("\ncomplete!");          }     } } 

because else if closed

 else if (choice.equalsignorecase("a")); 

remove semicolon ;

 else if (choice.equalsignorecase("a"))