Problem using Scanner and JOptionPane simultaneously

[mitchj]

Hi,

I am trying to use JOptionPane for some input. It works fine until I add a Scanner before the JOptionPane for some other input. It seems my Scanner is messing up the JOptionPane but I can't figure out why. (The scanner has to be before the JOptionPane)

Can someone please help?

Here is my code:


import java.util.Scanner;

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class JOptionPaneTester {

/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub

Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter something");
if (in.hasNext()) {
String inStr = in.next();
}

System.out.println("before JOptionPane");
String input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter the deposit amount");
System.out.println("after JOptionPane");

}

}


Thanks in advance!!

Mitch

[Fubarable]

Use in.nextLine() not in.next() in order to handle the end of line token.

[mitchj]

Use in.nextLine() not in.next() in order to handle the end of line token.

Thanks for the prompt reply but the JOptionPane still does not appear (behavior of the program remains the same). My code gets to the part where it prints out "before JOptionPane" but the cursor sits in the console like it still expects me to input something and even if I input something the cursor stays in the console forever.

Thanks!

Mitch

[mitchj]

Thanks again for your reply but the JOptionPane was there the whole time. It was behind my eclipse IDE. Duh!