private static void clarityInputValidator() {
	    while (!validInput) {
	        try {
				System.out.print("You selected to search by clarity. Please enter a clarity: ");
				clarityInput = actionInput.next();
				clarityInput.toUpperCase();
				System.out.println("You entered: " + clarityInput);
				validInput = true;
				if(data1.isEmpty()) {
		    		data1 = clarityInput;
				} else {
					data2 = clarityInput;
				}
	        } catch (InputMismatchException e) {
	            System.out.println("Invalid data type input. Please try again: ");
	            actionInput.nextLine();
	        }
	    }	 
		validInput = false;			
	}