command to wait for user's input

[elbiociq]

Hello,

I am new to Java but not to programming, and I wonder what command there is available in Java to put a pause in the program sequence, for instance when you display "press any key to continue... "? I will appreciate any feedback. Thank you.

[kneitzel]

Hi,

You can read the System.in stream directly or use the Scanner class to get user input.

But Javas does not offer a getKey function, the Input of the user is available after the return key was pressed.

So with a Scanner instance you could call nextLine() after asking the user to press the Enter key.

Konrad

[elbiociq]

I implemented a solution using a string variable that accepts the user's input from the nextLine() method of the Scanner class, previously assigning an empty string "" to the string variable before the reading of the keyboard, then I compare the length of that variable and if the length is zero then the user pressed enter because the variable length remained the same before the reading. This condition evaluation is in a loop while evaluation until the value of the string variable is 0, and then it will exit the loop. Can you provide an example on how to use the System.in stream directly? Thank you.

[kneitzel]

Hi,

I would recommend to read
Lesson: Basic I/O (The Java™ Tutorials > Essential Classes)

There is even a chapter about I/O from console.