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Java Java Objects (Retired) Delivering the MVP Arrays and Command Line Arguments

Alexander Nowak
Alexander Nowak
498 Points
Posted by Alexander Nowak
Alexander Nowak
498 Points

Setting the word to be guessed

Hi, instead of using the array method.

Can we not take user input from the console such as "enter your guess word' and then that sets the word to be guessed? an the the rest of the code runs.

1 Answer

Alex Johnson
Alex Johnson
6,067 Points
Alex Johnson
Alex Johnson
6,067 Points

You could use the Console class. Here's an example that you can copy and paste into a file named Example.java and run yourself:

public class Example
{
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        System.out.print("Enter something: ");          // Prompt user for input
        String input = System.console().readLine();     // Assign that input to the variable "input"
        System.out.println("You entered: " + input);    // Print out what was entered
    }
}

You could use a similar method to prompt the user for a guess and then use the guess as you see fit.