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Java

Posted by Pranjal Agnihotri
Pranjal Agnihotri
4,187 Points

How to take console input in java using System.in.read().

How to use System.in.read(); and what does System means in java?

2 Answers

Max Meijer
Max Meijer
3,048 Points
Max Meijer
Max Meijer
3,048 Points

becaus on line 2 you used a int, a int statment wil only do number. if you want to use words you need to use a string.

Fahad Mutair
Fahad Mutair
10,359 Points
Fahad Mutair
Fahad Mutair
10,359 Points

Hi Pranjal Agnihotri , this method will read only one character not a words and it return the character encoding as an integer variable

System.out.println("write any letter or number: ");
int example = System.in.read();
System.out.println("The encoding value of your character is: ");
System.out.println(example);

write any letter or number:
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The encoding value of your character is:
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