I'm getting some weird output when running (seemingly simple) code. Here's what I have:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class TestApplication {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Enter a password: ");
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
input.next();
String s = input.toString();
System.out.println(s);
}
}
And the output I get after compiling successfully is:
Enter a password:
hello
java.util.Scanner[delimiters=\p{javaWhitespace}+][position=5][match valid=true][need input=false][source closed=false][skipped=false][group separator=\,][decimal separator=\.][positive prefix=][negative prefix=\Q-\E][positive suffix=][negative suffix=][NaN string=\Q�\E][infinity string=\Q∞\E]
Which is sort of weird. What's happening and how do I print the value of s
?
You're getting the toString()
value returned by the Scanner object itself which is not what you want and not how you use a Scanner object. What you want instead is the data obtained by the Scanner object. For example,
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
String data = input.nextLine();
System.out.println(data);
Please read the tutorial on how to use it as it will explain all.
Edit
Please look here: Scanner tutorial
Also have a look at the Scanner API which will explain some of the finer points of Scanner's methods and properties.