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Class SimpleInput

java.lang.Object
  javabook.SimpleInput

public class SimpleInput

extends java.lang.Object

Provides a simple input routine for non-GUI programs. Supports reading integers, real numbers, and strings.

Constructor Summary

SimpleInput()

Method Summary

static double	getDouble() Reads in a double using a default prompt text.
static double	getDouble(java.lang.String text) Reads in a double using the second parameter as its prompt text.
static float	getFloat() Reads in a float using a default prompt text.
static float	getFloat(java.lang.String text) Reads in a float using the second parameter as its prompt text.
static int	getInteger() Reads in an integer using a default prompt text.
static int	getInteger(java.lang.String text) Reads in an integer using the second parameter as its prompt text.
static java.lang.String	getString() Reads in a String using a default prompt text.
static java.lang.String	getString(java.lang.String text) Reads in a String using the second parameter as its prompt text.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SimpleInput

public SimpleInput()

Method Detail

getDouble

public static double getDouble()

Reads in a double using a default prompt text. Does not terminate until the user enters a valid double.

Returns:

a double value entered by the user.

getDouble

public static double getDouble(java.lang.String text)

Reads in a double using the second parameter as its prompt text. Does not terminate until the user enters a double.

Returns:

a double value entered by the user.

getFloat

public static float getFloat()

Reads in a float using a default prompt text. Does not terminate until the user enters a valid float.

Returns:

a float value entered by the user.

getFloat

public static float getFloat(java.lang.String text)

Reads in a float using the second parameter as its prompt text. Does not terminate until the user enters a valid float.

Returns:

a float value entered by the user.

getInteger

public static int getInteger()

Reads in an integer using a default prompt text. Does not terminate until the user enters a valid integer.

Returns:

an int value entered by the user.

getInteger

public static int getInteger(java.lang.String text)

Reads in an integer using the second parameter as its prompt text. Does not terminate until the user enters a valid integer.

Returns:

an int value entered by the user.

getString

public static java.lang.String getString()

Reads in a String using a default prompt text.

Returns:

a String value entered by the user.

getString

public static java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String text)

Reads in a String using the second parameter as its prompt text.

Returns:

a String value entered by the user.