Java Console.readLine(String fmt, Object ... args)
Syntax
Console.readLine(String fmt, Object ... args) has the following syntax.
public String readLine(String fmt, Object ... args)
Example
In the following code shows how to use Console.readLine(String fmt, Object ... args) method.
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import java.io.Console;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String fmt = "%1$4s %2$5s %3$10s%n";
Console cnsl = System.console();
// if console is not null
if (cnsl != null) {
// read line from the user input
String alpha = cnsl.readLine(fmt, "Enter", "Alphabets: ");
// prints
System.out.println("Alphabets entered: " + alpha);
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
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