reading char in loop

Question

I want to read char variable a in a loop, and increment variable k by one in each step of loop.

here is code in java:

public class Hello {
  public static void main(String arg[]) throws IOException {
    int k, i;
    char a;
    k=0;
    for (i=0; i<=3; i++) {
      k++;
      a=(char) System.in.read();
      System.out.println(k);
    }
  }
}

here is result:

A  //variable a
1
2
3
B  //variable a
4

i need this result:

a  //variable a
1
c  //variable a
2
b  //variable a
3
y  //variable a
4

maybe i need some other method to read CHAR in loop ( not SYSTEM.IN.READ() ), but i am new in java.

No clear what you're asking, you don't want to use `System.int.read()`? — Azad, Mar 08 '14 at 20:25

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 08 '14 at 20:46

You can still use the System.in.read method - but without pressing enter after you introduce the first character: I think the above answers solve your problem. However, I would like to explain you why this happens: you probably write A and press enter. The program reads A and enter - which is 2 chars: \r\n - therefore, the for loop sees at the first iteration A, at the second \r and at the third \n....

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 08 '14 at 20:29

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Try this:

static Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

public static void main (String args[]) {
  int k = 0;
  String a;
  while(true){
      a = keyboard.nextLine();
      k++;
      System.out.println(k);
   }
 }

answered Mar 08 '14 at 20:29

betteroutthanin

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 08 '14 at 20:42

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  public static void main(String args[]) {
        int charCount = 0;
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        while(sc.hasNext() && charCount++<=3)
        {
            System.out.println(sc.next());
        }

      }

answered Mar 08 '14 at 20:42

Abhijeet Kushe

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PNS · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-09T02:39:49.243

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You can use the Scanner class, which consumes input more predictably:

public static void main(String arg[]) throws IOException {
    int k, i;
    char a;
    k = 0;
    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);

    for (i = 0; i <= 3; i++) {
        k++;
        a = in.next().charAt(0);
        System.out.println(k);
    }
}

The next() method returns a string, consisting of all the characters typed by the user, until they press the key. So, by typing one character at a time (or by typing the desired character first), the string returned by next() will start with that character, so calling charAt(0) will retrieve it.

Note that there is no reason to run the loop for the first 4 times (0, 1, 2 and 3). You could replace the for statement with a while (true) statement.

edited Mar 09 '14 at 02:39

answered Mar 08 '14 at 20:30

PNS

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why is there `.charAt(0)` ? – Johny Mar 08 '14 at 20:41
Check the amended answer. Thanks for selecting it. You can also upvote it, as well as upvote as many of the other answers as you find useful. :-) – PNS Mar 09 '14 at 02:41
No problem. I upvoted the other answers, as well as yours, to give you a bit of help in building the reputation. Keep up the good work! :-) – PNS Mar 11 '14 at 06:12

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