VERY new to this

[Axle12693]

Hey guys... I just started learning Java about an hour ago.

What's wrong with this line of code?
Project = System.console().readLine();

[Norm]

Does it give an error? Please copy and paste here the full text of the error message.

Have you looked at the API doc for the System class? Does it have a method console()?

If you just started learning java, I suggest that you become familiar with the Java SE API documentation:
Java Platform SE 6

To find the API doc for a specific class, use the lower left panel, scroll down to the class you are interested in.

And the Java tutorial: The Java™ Tutorials

[JDScoot]

Take a look at this link. It has the code you are looking for Java Console readLine : Console*«*JDK 6*«*Java

Basically you should do as follows:

Console console = System.console();
String Username = console.readLine("Enter you user name: ");

[Norm]

If you take what the OP posted, there isn't anything wrong with it. Add: String Project; to the code and it compiles and executes.
This is my test code:

    String Project;  // Define a String variable to use on the line of code in question
    Project = System.console().readLine();
    System.out.println("P=" + Project);  // show the result

System.console() is a static method that returns a Console object. The Console object has a readLine() method that will read a line from the console.

[JDScoot]

If you take what the OP posted, there isn't anything wrong with it. Add: String Project; to the code and it compiles and executes.

Makes sense. That is probably more what the OP was looking for. I just did a quick google search and the example I posted was the first thing to pop up in the google search.