string input in scanner code example

Example 1: how to use scanner class in java

// import Scanner
import java.util.Scanner;

// Initialize Scanner
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

// Test program with Scanner
System.out.println("What is your name?");
String name = input.nextLine();

System.out.println("Hello," + name + " , it is nice to meet you!");

Example 2: how to input in java

import java.util.Scanner;
...
  Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
  int num = console.nextInt();
  console.nextLine() // to take in the enter after the nextInt() 
  String str = console.nextLine();