[zoe]

Please check this:

Code:

BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

String pct = null;

try{ 
    pct = br.readLine(); 
}
catch(IOException e){ 
    System.out.println("IO error has occurred"); 
    System.exit(1); 
}

System.out.println("You entered, " + pct);