One of the simplest ways is to use a Scanner object as follows:
import java.util.Scanner;
Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in); // Reading from System.in
System.out.println("Enter a number: ");
int n = reader.nextInt(); // Scans the next token of the input as an int
// Once finished
reader.close();
Answer from Marco Aviles on Stack OverflowHow to get the user input in Java? - Stack Overflow
String input in java - Stack Overflow
Error: java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "188"
In Java, how do you make the Scanner read an entire line from the user?
Can I use a file instead of the console to input strings?
Is it possible for me to accept several strings on a single line?
One of the simplest ways is to use a Scanner object as follows:
import java.util.Scanner;
Scanner reader = new Scanner(System.in); // Reading from System.in
System.out.println("Enter a number: ");
int n = reader.nextInt(); // Scans the next token of the input as an int
// Once finished
reader.close();
You can use any of the following options based on the requirements.
Scanner class
import java.util.Scanner;
//...
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
String s = scan.next();
int i = scan.nextInt();
BufferedReader and InputStreamReader classes
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
//...
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
String s = br.readLine();
int i = Integer.parseInt(s);
DataInputStream class
import java.io.DataInputStream;
//...
DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(System.in);
int i = dis.readInt();
The readLine method from the DataInputStream class has been deprecated. To get String value, you should use the previous solution with BufferedReader
Console class
import java.io.Console;
//...
Console console = System.console();
String s = console.readLine();
int i = Integer.parseInt(console.readLine());
Apparently, this method does not work well in some IDEs.
nextLine() reads everything up to and including the next newline character.
However, nextInt() only reads the characters that make up the integer, and if the integer is the last (or only) text in the line, you'll be left with only the newline character.
Therefore, you'll get a blank line in the subsequent nextLine(). The solution is to call nextLine() once before the loop (and discard its result).
Information regarding the code is mentioned in the comments written next to each line.
public static void main(String[] args) {
int num1 = sc.nextInt(); //take int input
double num2 = sc.nextDouble(); //take double input
long num3 = sc.nextLong(); //take long input
float num4 = sc.nextFloat(); //take float input
sc.nextLine(); //next line will throw error if you don't use this line of code
String str = sc.nextLine(); //take String input
}