In contrast to next(), nextLine() does not tokenize input. It simply returns a complete line of text. In this example, we change from the Scanner next() method to the nextLine() method and compare the ...

For new Java programmers, the JOptionPane class is a great visual and user-friendly introduction to user input and Swing-based programming. Here's how to get started.

In prior Java 101 articles, I referred to the concepts of redirection, standard input device, and standard output device. To demonstrate inputting data, several examples called System.in.read().