Reading user input from the console with the Scanner class

**JavaPF** · November 11th, 2008, 02:47 PM

import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Class1 {
 
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 
  System.out.println("Enter your name: ");
 
  Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
 
  String name = sc.next(); 
 
  System.out.println("Hello " + name);
 
  sc.close();
 
 }
}

**jeremanalaotao** · September 6th, 2011, 08:46 AM

hi what if its an integer?

**Norm** · September 6th, 2011, 09:04 AM

Read the API doc for Scanner class for the methods it has for reading different types of data.

**sam2730** · September 7th, 2011, 03:09 AM

import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Class1 {
 
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 
  System.out.println("Enter integer: ");
 
  Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
 
  int num = sc.nextInt(); 
 
  System.out.println("Integer you entered is : " + num);
 
  sc.close();
 
 }

this should help

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