Java help! Please, I've been searching...

[Invader Z]

...forever!? I just need to know what would be the best way to receive console input? Like, what methods and classes do I need to use? Thanks, it's greatly appreciated; I've been searching everywhere and strangely enough I don't think my book even touches on console input...
......I have that's why I'm asking on Yahoo! Answers...

[matconco]

Try the sun java site.

[Logan K]

Try using Scanner if you are using java 5.

It would look a bit like:

Scanner scanner = new Scanner (System.in);

java.sun.com (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Scanner.html

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/)

[MJQ]

http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/java.io/ReadFromStdIn.html

http://www.devdaily.com/java/edu/pj/pj010005/pj010005.shtml

[Hari]

you can either use the stream reader or just pass the required attributes as attributes for main method at runtime

[Liviawarty J]

If you are using j2se 1.5.0 and above

import java.util.Scanner;
.........
Scanner input = new Scanner( System.in );
..........
System.out.print( "Enter a number: ");
int num = input.nextInt();
.......
System.out.print( "Enter a text: ");
String str = input.next();
..........
System.out.print( "Enter a floating point number: ");
double real = input.nextDouble();
..........

If you are using j2se below 1.5.0

import java.io.*;
............
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader( InputStreamReader( System.in ) );
..........

System.out.print( "Enter name: ");
String name = input.readLine();
..........
System.out.print( "Enter age: ");
int age = Integer.parseInt( input.readLine() );
.........
System.out.print( "Enter average point: ");
double point = Double.parseDouble( input.readLine() );
.......

/* Good LucK */

java.sun.com (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Scanner.html
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/BufferedReader.html)