Ошибка при попытке преобразовать строку в целое число с помощью Integer.parseInt()

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Я получаю сообщение об ошибке Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: ""

Я пытаюсь преобразовать строковую переменную в int в первом операторе else цикла while... Ошибка возникает в int examScore = Integer.parseInt(userInput).

   import java.util.Scanner;//imports scanner

   public class ExamScoresCalculator{

   public static void main(String[] args){



   Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);//creates new scanner object 

   //prompts user for lowest possible exam score
   System.out.println("Enter the lowest possible value for the exam: ");
   int lowRange = scan.nextInt();

   //prompts user for highest possible exam score
   System.out.println("Enter the highest possible value for the exam: ");
   int highRange = scan.nextInt();

   boolean flag = true; //while loop flag
   double lowestExamScore = highRange; // holds lowest score
   double highestExamScore = lowRange; //holds highest score
   double totalPoints = 0; //holds sum of all scores entered
   int totalExams = 0; //holds the total number of exams entered by the user

   while (flag == true){
      System.out.println("Enter an exam score between " + lowRange + " and " + highRange + " or type exit. "); //asks user for an exam score within correct range     
      String userInput = scan.nextLine();

      if ((userInput.equals("exit")) || (userInput.equals("Exit")) || (userInput.equals("EXIT"))){ //checks if user enters "exit"
         flag = false; //ends while loop

      }else{      
         int examScore = Integer.parseInt(userInput); //converts user input into integer 

         if (examScore >= lowRange && examScore <= highRange){ //checks if user entered a correct test score
            totalExams += 1; //increments totalExams by 1
            totalPoints += examScore; //adds examScore total to totalPoints

            if (examScore < lowestExamScore){ //checks if the exam score entered is the lowest 
               lowestExamScore = examScore; //updates lowestExamScore variable 
            }

            else if (examScore > highestExamScore){ //checks if exam score entered is the highest 
               highestExamScore = examScore; //updates highestExamScore variable 
            }

         }else{
            System.out.println("Please enter a correct score."); //asks user to enter a correct score 
         }

      }


   }//closing while loop 

   //prints the total number of exams, lowest score, highest score, and average score to screen 
   System.out.println("Total number of exams: " + totalExams);
   System.out.println("Lowest exam score: " + lowestExamScore);
   System.out.println("Highest exam score: " + highestExamScore);
   System.out.println("Average exam score: " + (totalPoints / totalExams)); 

   }//closing main 
   }//closing class