package com.packt.learnjava.ch05_stringsIoStreams; import java.io.Console; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.PrintWriter; import java.io.Reader; public class ConsoleDemo { public static void main(String... args) { console1(); // Uncomment the rest as needed // They are waiting for the user input //console2(); //console3(); //console4(); } private static void console1(){ System.out.println("\nconsole1:"); Console console = System.console(); System.out.println(console); } private static void console2(){ System.out.println("\nconsole2:"); Console console = System.console(); String line = console.readLine(); System.out.println("Entered 1: " + line); line = console.readLine("Enter something 2: "); System.out.println("Entered 2: " + line); line = console.readLine("Enter some%s", "thing 3: "); System.out.println("Entered 3: " + line); char[] password = console.readPassword(); System.out.println("Entered 4: " + new String(password)); password = console.readPassword("Enter password 5: "); System.out.println("Entered 5: " + new String(password)); password = console.readPassword("Enter pass%s", "word 6: "); System.out.println("Entered 6: " + new String(password)); } private static void console3(){ System.out.println("\nconsole3:"); Console console = System.console(); String line = console.format("Enter some%s", "thing:").readLine(); System.out.println("Here what I got: " + line); } private static void console4(){ System.out.println("\nconsole4:"); Console console = System.console(); try (Reader reader = console.reader()){ char[] chars = new char[10]; System.out.print("Enter something: "); reader.read(chars); System.out.print("Entered: " + new String(chars)); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } PrintWriter out = console.writer(); out.println("Hello!"); console.flush(); } }