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Posted by Christopher Klebieko
Christopher Klebieko
2,248 Points

Using readLine in other IDEs (Eclipse, netbean, etc)...

I was wondering how to use the console.readLine() method in other IDEs. IDEs such as Eclipse and netbean do not support importing console and require you to use System.out.printf/ln methods instead for displaying text. How can you use the readLine command without importing console and using System.out.print instead?

Phouthalang Pygnasak
Phouthalang Pygnasak
4,795 Points

Hi,

What I think you're looking for is Java.Utils.Scanner class. This will allow you to get input from the console window. Example:

public Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);

public static void main(String[] args) { String input = scanner.next() // there are a lot of different methods for scanner you can use }

Also, here is a stack overflow link to see more examples: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11871520/how-can-i-read-input-from-the-console-using-the-scanner-class-in-java

Christopher Klebieko
Christopher Klebieko
2,248 Points

Perfect that was it thanks!