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How to read input from java console in java?


Description:

Below example shows how to read input from java console. You have to pass System.in object to InputStreamReader class. Create BufferedReader object by passing InputStreamReader, readLine() method can helps you to get the typed commands.


Code:
package com.java2novice.files;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.Reader;

public class ReadFromConsole {

	public static void main(String a[]){
		BufferedReader br = null;
		Reader r = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
		br = new BufferedReader(r);
		String str = null;
		try {
			do{
				System.out.println("Enter Input, exit to quit.");
				str = br.readLine();
				System.out.println(str);
			} while (!str.equalsIgnoreCase("exit"));
		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		} finally{
			try{
				if(br != null) br.close();
			}catch(Exception ex){}
		}
	}
}

Output:
Enter Input, exit to quit.
Hello
Hello
Enter Input, exit to quit.
I am entering data through console
I am entering data through console
Enter Input, exit to quit.
exit
exit
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I'm Nataraja Gootooru, programmer by profession and passionate about technologies. All examples given here are as simple as possible to help beginners. The source code is compiled and tested in my dev environment.

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