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Using Scanner class to get input from user in java
Posted by Chirag Jain in Java, Java IO on December 24, 2009
java.util.Scanner class provides a way to get input from user:
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
If input is String:
String string= scanner.nextLine();
//to read input as a whole line
or
String string= scanner.next();
// to read single word
To read integers:
int i= scanner.nextInt();
Here is an article helpful on Scanner.