String and Integer input bug

[jktexas1]

Hey guys, I'm quickly trying to convert my c++ knowledge to Java and I've come across a weird bug that just wouldn't happen in C.

In my current project whenever I try to input a String value right after inputting an Int value, the system just skips over letting the user enter the String.
Heres the code I have just to reference:

Scanner keyboard1 = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.println("Enter Int: ");
int x = keyboard1.nextInt();

System.out.println("Enter String: ");
String temp = keyboard1.nextLine();

System.out.println("Done.");

Once I've entered the value for temp, I just get output "Enter String: " and output "done" without allowance to input the String value.
Does anyone know why?

Thanks,
jktexas1

[Zyrion]

Try adding the Keyboard1.nextLine(); method so the scanner can move down a line effectively.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Test{
    public static void main( String [] args){
        
Scanner keyboard1 = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.println("Enter int: ");
int x = keyboard1.nextInt();

System.out.println("Enter String: ");

String temp = keyboard1.nextLine();
keyboard1.nextLine();  //add this line
System.out.println("Done!");

}
}

[Ronin]

Hi jktexas1, welcome to the forums.

Please check the Scanner API

The method 'nextLine()' "Advances this scanner past the current line and returns the input that was skipped".
The method you want is simply 'next()'.

Regards.

[jktexas1]

Thanks so much for the help guys, the next() function fixed the problem. My data structures teacher did say that the difference between all OO languages is IO, so I'm just trying to get through that. I finally relearned file IO for java so I think I'm making a pretty smooth transition so far. Again thanks for the help, this is an awesome forum!

[Tolls]

FileIO is based on the stuff in stdlib for C, at least the original IO.
Scanner, however, is a different beast.
You'd probably grasp the various Streams and Readers better.