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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Receiving Input

Posted by Dylan Latimer
Dylan Latimer
1,188 Points

How do we do the console.readLine but in an IDE?

Ive tried doing this in an IDE an it obviously did not work, but I do know for a fact that there is a way of doing it! if someone could answer this question that would be awesome!

How Do We Do The console.readLine in an IDE?

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The most common way of getting console input in an IDE is to use the Scanner class. Scanner has a method called nextLine which functions quite similarly to the readLine method.

The only notable difference is that readLine allows you to pass in a string which is then printed out at the same time as the console waits for input. That is not supported by nextLine so when using that you have to use a separate print command.

Here is example code that shows off how to use nextLine:

import java.util.Scanner; // Import Scanner

public class Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in); // Initialize a Scanner object

        System.out.print("Please enter your name: ");
        String name = scanner.nextLine(); // Use the nextLine method to get input
        System.out.println("Your name is: " + name);
    }
}
Dylan Latimer
Dylan Latimer
1,188 Points

Thank You!