import java.io.*; // a class for reading various types from the keyboard (System.in) class MyInput { public static String readString() { String string = ""; BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); try { string = bufferedReader.readLine(); } catch (IOException ex) { throw new RuntimeException(ex); } return string; } public static int readInt() { return Integer.parseInt(readString()); } public static double readDouble() { return Double.parseDouble(readString()); } // test all the methods of this class public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Testing 'readString()'"); System.out.print("Input your string : "); System.out.println("Your string was '" + readString() + "'"); System.out.println("\nTesting 'readInt()'"); System.out.print("Input your int : "); System.out.println("Your int was '" + readInt() + "'"); System.out.println("\nTesting 'readDouble()'"); System.out.print("Input your double : "); System.out.println("Your double was '" + readDouble() + "'"); } }