Java IO Tutorial - Java Console.readLine()

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Syntax

Console.readLine() has the following syntax.

public String readLine()

Example

In the following code shows how to use Console.readLine() method.

// www  .  j  ava2 s.c  om
import java.io.Console;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

    Console cnsl = System.console();

    if (cnsl != null) {

      String name = cnsl.readLine("Name: ");

      System.out.println("Name entered : " + name);
    }

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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