Read character from console using InputStream
- /*
- Read character from console using InputStream
- This example shows how to read a character from console window.
- This example also shows how to read user entered data from console window
- using System.in
- */
- import java.io.IOException;
- public class ReadCharFromConsoleExample {
- public static void main(String[] args) {
- /*
- * To read a character from console use,
- * read method of InputStream class variable System.in
- * which defined as static variable.
- */
- int iChar = 0;
- System.out.println("Read user input character example");
- try
- {
- System.out.println("Enter a character to continue");
- iChar = System.in.read();
- System.out.println("Char entered was : " + (char)iChar);
- }
- catch(IOException e)
- {
- System.out.println("Error while reading : " + e);
- }
- }
- }
- /*
- Typical output would be
- Read user input character example
- Enter a character to continue
- a
- Char entered was : a
- */
