Extra input prompt

Question

Help!
I am trying to resolve a problem with a rather simple code. Whenever I run the code below I am prompted for input twice. Although I have programmed with Java before (very simple programs), I am just now experimenting with the more advanced topics of Java. I didn't have this problem last time I programmed, so its a surprise to me why its come up now. Also, I do not get the expected output. I get garbage instead.
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
public class EchoName
public static void main (String[] args)throws IOException
int name;
InputStreamReader stdin = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
System.out.println("Please type your name:");
name = stdin.readInt();
System.out.println("name" + name);
} // main method
Any help anyone can give me would be excellent.
Thanks
Elise

Answer 1

Unfortunately getting console input in Java is fairly complicated: The language was designed at a time when everyone was already using a graphical user interface. There's hardly any support for creating text-mode user interfaces.
The easiest way to get a line of input is using the readLine method of the BufferedReader class:String name;
BufferedReader stdin = new BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.println("Please type your name:");
name = stdin.readLine();
System.out.println("name" + name);Alternatively you could pop up a dialog that asks the user's name; a much simpler task:import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
String name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter your name");http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/dialog.html