[Imperial]

Hi...

I had just got new MacBook and I like to use KeyboardReader.class in Java programming. Could anyone let me know where should i place those class to make it work?


Thanks


Imperial...

[BikerJonTN]

The Java 2 v1.5 (also called Java 5) API has no such class. It will not be on your MacBook unless you download it. Having never heard of - much less used - this class, I did a search and came up with the following website. Download link is in section 4.

KeyboardReader and Script (Java)

Note that this is only one implementation of a KeyboardReader class. Others exist.

[BikerJonTN]

I would suggest using InputStreamReader and a BufferedReader to wrap it instead of this KeyboardReader. While it may seem slightly more complex to do the same operations, this route is supported by the Java 5 API and as such will run on any machine that has the JRE installed.

First create the BufferedReader object and supply it with an InputStreamReader, like so:

InputStreamReader stdin = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
BufferedReader console = new BufferedReader(stdin);

Then you can use any of the methods in the BufferedReader class to read your input. You will likely only use one method, and that is the readLine() method - which returns a String object, used as below:

String input = console.readLine();

I know this thread will probably be moved as it is in the wrong forum, but if you have any Java questions, feel free to PM me.

[Imperial]

Ok, Thanks for your help... Will look at it.... :-)