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Taking Variable Value From User

Explore how to take variable values from users in Java by using the Scanner class. This lesson guides you through importing the class, creating a Scanner object, and using nextLine() to read keyboard input for variables.

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Taking user input

We can assign values to variables by means of constants. However, sometimes, we would like the user to input a value for a variable from the keyboard.

See the code given below!

Java
import java.util.Scanner;
class take_input {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner scanner_one = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter your name: ");
        String name = scanner_one.nextLine();
        System.out.println("Your name is: " + name);
    }
}
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One way to take keyboard input in Java is to use the Scanner class, which is used by first importing the class’ ...