Problem in using Object datatype

[mfaizan24]

I got problem in using Object Datatype its accepting value but the output coming in int format...
I'm using this codes.

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Scanner.*;

class Employee{
public static void main(String args[]){
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

try{
Object empID;
System.out.print("enter ID please : " );
empID = (Object) System.in.read();
System.out.print("Your ID : " + empID);
}
catch(IOException e){
System.out.print(e.getMessage());}
}
}

it will be highly appreciated if anyone tell me how to use object datatype.

[emceenugget]

printing an object without a toString method prints its reference.

[xcallmejudasx]

I'm curious why you have a scanner but you aren't using it. I think you mean

System.out.println("Enter ID please: ");
int empID = sc.nextInt();
System.out.println("Your ID: "+empID);

There's no need to do whatever you're doing. If you know it's going to input an int then make the variable an int and use your scanner to read in an int.

[mfaizan24]

I was trying to read value through nextObject() but i realize that we dont have such function in java nextObject().. then i tried (Object) System...
and its gone through but stuck in wrong output.
Actually i want to use this object data type to accept unique ID which contains int and string together.

[xcallmejudasx]

you can read it in as a String and use .equalsIgnoreCase() to determine if it's unique. Or just add empID.toString() to your print statement. You could alternately typecast empID to a String. trying to print out empID in its object form will just print the object reference or call the inherited toString method, which for Object prints the reference I think

[Fubarable]

Agrees with Mr. X...X. Read the data in as a String using your Scanner object. You can always manipulate the String later if you need to extract the int part or the char parts.

[mfaizan24]

its look like i got to do massive coding