Thread: Input method

I cannot implement this 'if' statement that I am trying to use on my console oriented text game.
Basically, I thought there was an "input" method where the user would input a string of characters into the console.
So I thought this would mean, if the user types in "Start", etc.
Please bare with me, I am completely new to programming.

if(input.equalsIgnoreCase("Start")){

Apparently, it cannot find symbol "input".
Can anybody help me out on what to write for an input class, for which users input a string of characters into the console, and it is read through these if statements.

There is no implicit variable named input that holds user entered input.

You can use the Java class Scanner (Java Platform SE 6) to read in input (That's a link). There is an example in the javadoc.

You can accept input like this:

import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Testt
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		String input;
		Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
 
		System.out.println("Enter your input");
		input = s.nextLine();
 
		System.out.println(input);
	}
}

Make sure to import the Scanner class.

How is spoonfeeding the guy the answer better than linking him the javadoc and letting him figure it out? There is value in learning how to read a javadoc.