how to take input in Java from user?

Question

I am new to Java but quite good at C. I want to take the input from user in Java. Could anyone please suggest the basic concept with the exact code? Thanks

Answer 1

Here is a very simple idea using a Scanner

public static void main(String[] args)
{
   Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
   System.out.println("Enter something searched.. ");
   String input = scan.next();
   System.out.println("your input is " + input);
 }

Answer 2

import java.util.Scanner;
    public class Main {

        public static void main (String [] args)
        {
            Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
            String inputText = sc.nextLine();
        }
    }

import java.util.Scanner;
This imports the java library that will allow you to read data from the specified input source.

Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

Gets a working instance of the Scanner library in sc which will go get the input for you from the standard input of the system, System.in, in our case, which is the keyboard.

String inputText = sc.nextLine();

This code asks the sc instance to get the line of text typed by the user and set it into the inputText variable.

Note that when sc.nextLine() is called, it halts any execution and waits for user input and proceeds only when the user presses the Enter on the keyboard.