Get Character

In this example given below, we will learn how to read character from keyboard and display on standard output device. Method System.in.read() read character from keyboard and returns integer value of the character so we need to change type to char.

Get Character

Here is the code of GetCharMethod


import java.io.*;

  public class GetCharMethod

  {

  public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException

  {

  char c; 

  System.out.println("Enter any character or Enter 

  
the charater E to exit");

  while ( ( c = getChar() ) != 'E' )

  {

 System.out.println("You have entered " + c);

 }

  }

  static public char getChar() throws IOException

  {

  char ch = (char) System.in.read();

  input(); 

  return ch;

  }

  static public void input() throws IOException

  {

 while ( (char) System.in.read() != '\n' ); 

  }

  }

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