Java Utililty Methods Console Prompt

List of utility methods to do Console Prompt

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Description

The list of methods to do Console Prompt are organized into topic(s).

Method

Stringprompt(String message)
Prompts the user with a given message and returns their response. 
System.out.print(message + ": ");
return scan.nextLine();
Stringprompt(String message, String defaults)
Prompt user for input, providing a default input. 
System.out.print(message + " [" + defaults + "]: ");
String line = in.nextLine().trim();
return line.equals("") ? defaults : line;
Stringprompt(String output)
prompt 
System.out.print(output);
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in, "utf-8");
String line = input.nextLine();
input.close();
return line;
Stringprompt(String prompt)
Shorthand for the scanner creation, the posing of the question, and the getting of the response. 
System.out.print(prompt + "\t");
return scan.nextLine();
voidpromptEnterKey()
Pause execution and allow the user to continue by pressing ENTER. 
System.out.println("An Event has occured! Press \"ENTER\" to continue...");
scanner.nextLine();
StringpromptHidden(String message)
Prompot user for input, hiding the input if possible. 
if (System.console() != null) {
    System.out.print(message + ": ");
    char[] line = System.console().readPassword();
    return new String(line);
return prompt(message);
voidpromptPressEnterToExit()
Prompts the user to press the enter key to exit the JVM process. 
System.err.println("Press <enter> to exit...");
new Scanner(System.in).nextLine();
StringpromptRequired(String message)
Prompt user for input, requiring non-empty input. 
System.out.print(message + ": ");
String line = in.nextLine().trim();
return line.equals("") ? promptRequired(message) : line;