I'm trying to to get user inputs(eg. file names) and store them as arguments in another function. However, both println's are displayed simultaneously. This blocks me from entering the arguments properly. I think it has to do with throwing exceptions. However I cannot run the program if I don't add exceptions.
public class demon {
static Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
public static void main(String [] args) throws Exception {
MainMenu();
}//end main
public static void MainMenu() throws Exception {
System.out.println("Welcome to Demon. Please select an option from below:");
System.out.println("1: Encrypt a File");
System.out.println("2: Decrypt a File");
System.out.println("3: Exit");
int userOption = input.nextInt();
if (userOption == 1) {
optionEncrypt();
} else if (userOption == 2) {
optionDecrypt();
} else if (userOption == 3) {
System.exit(0);
}else {
System.out.println("Invalid Entry");
System.exit(0);
}
}
public static void optionEncrypt() throws Exception {
System.out.println("Enter the file name to encrypt:");
String inputFileName = input.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter the file name to output:");
String outputFileName = input.nextLine();
createEncryptionFile("test.txt", "demon.txt");
}
Output:
1: Encrypt a File
2: Decrypt a File
3: Exit
1
Enter the file name to encrypt:
Enter the file name to output:
just change the nextLine()
method to next()
.
seems like the when you get the first integer via nextInt()
method, there is still a new line that will be taken by the nextLine()
function