Any input methods to get strings or integers?

Question

I'm looking for an imput method to get a string or an integer from the command line. If anyone would help me and give me a command to do this, it would be much appreciated. Also, to include source would be nice too.

Answer 1

import java.io.*;
public class TrivialApplication {
     public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
          BufferedReader readInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
          int numbernames;
String numnames;
          int i, j;
          String temp;
          int sortby;
          int clearbuff;
          System.out.println( "Input the number of names that you'd like." );
numnames = readInput.readLine();
numbernames = Integer.parseInt(numnames);
          String names[] = new String [numbernames];
          String ages[] = new String [numbernames];
          for (i = 0; i < numbernames; i++)
               System.out.println( "What's the name?");
               names[i] = readInput.readLine();
               System.out.println( "What's the age?");
ages[i] = readInput.readLine();
          System.out.println( "Do you want to sort by name or age(1 for name, 2 for age)");
          do
               sortby = System.in.read() - 48;
          while (sortby != 1 && sortby != 2);
     if (sortby == 1)
          for (i = 0; i < numbernames; i++)
               for (j = 0; j < numbernames - 1; j++)
                    if (names[j].compareTo(names[j+1]) > 0)
                         temp = names[j];
                         names[j] = names[j+1];
                         names[j+1] = temp;
                         temp = ages[j];
                         ages[j] = ages[j+1];
                         ages[j+1] = temp;
     if (sortby == 2)
          for (i = 0; i < numbernames; i++)
               for (j = 0; j < numbernames - 1; j++)
                    if (ages[j].compareTo(ages[j+1]) > 0)
                         temp = names[j];
                         names[j] = names[j+1];
                         names[j+1] = temp;
                         temp = ages[j];
                         ages[j] = ages[j+1];
                         ages[j+1] = temp;
     System.out.println( "Here they are again for you" );
     System.out.println( "---------------------------" );
     for (i = 0; i < numbernames; i++)
          System.out.println (i + ".) " + names[i] + "\t" + ages);