Input Statements Using the Command Prompt

import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;

Import statements needed to accept inputs.

InputStreamReader

Enables the user to enter values in the command prompt

BufferedReader

Stores the value entered by the user to the buffer (temporary storage).

readLine

Reads/accepts values entered by the user. It assigns the value read to a variable declared as type String.

Integer.parseInt()

Imported from java.lang. Converts String to integer values.

Scanner

From the java.util package. A standard input device that puts data into variables.

object.nextInt()

Scanner, the next input token is an integer.

object.nextDouble()

Scanner, the next input token is a floating-point number.

object.next()

Scanner, next input is a String.

object.nextLine()

Scanner, next input token in a String until the end of the line.

object.next().charAt(0)

Scanner, next input token is a single printable character.