Reading in string input from the command line in Java
import java.io.*;
public class StringReader
{
public static void main (String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Type some text and press 'Enter.'");
String string = "";
InputStreamReader input = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(input);
// read in user input
try
{
string = reader.readLine();
}
catch(Exception e){}
System.out.println("You typed: " + string);
// wait for user to type 'Enter' so console window won't dissapear
System.out.println("Type 'Enter' to exit.");
try
{
string = reader.readLine();
}
catch(Exception e){e.PrintStackTrace();}
}
}
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