Substitute for Cin in Java??

Hi !
Like we have Cin in C++ (actually I dont know much C++ either)
Can anyone help me out , how we input values from keyboard in Java program say I need to make a program...
To read two numbers from keyboard and display the larger value on screen.
So I need in output... I can put various numbers and run the program.
Rgds
Divya
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HI Cindy!
Actually I just read the discussion on input from keyboard with Rashid, but I cud not get it , can u explain with the code for the program I have mentioned.
Thanx in advance.
Divya
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Try something like this:
import java.io.*; public class test{ public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException { int firstNum, secondNum; BufferedReader consoleIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); System.out.println("Please input a number:"); try{ firstNum = Integer.parseInt(consoleIn.readLine()); } catch(NumberFormatException NFE){ System.out.println("Please use only numbers"); firstNum = 0; // it might be better to do a System.exit(0) here and start over. } System.out.println("Please input another number:"); try{ secondNum = Integer.parseInt(consoleIn.readLine()); } catch(NumberFormatException NFE){ System.out.println("Please use only numbers"); secondNum = 0; } System.out.println("The larger number is " + (firstNum > secondNum ? firstNum : secondNum )); } }
[This message has been edited by Cindy Glass (edited February 19, 2001).]