Question about reading a string or integer at the command line.

Now I know java doesn't have something like scanf/readln buillt into it, but I was wondering what's the easiest, and what's the most robust way to add this functionality? (This may require two separate answers, sorry).
The reason I ask is because I've been learning java via self study for the SCJA, and last night was the first time I ever attempted to do this and it was just hellish. I was trying to make a simple guessing game at the command line, I didn't realize there wasn't a command read keyboard input.
After fighting with the code for an hour trying to figure it out, I finally got it to read the line via a buffered reader and InputStreamReader(System.in), and ran a try block that threw an exception. Then I just used parseInt to get the integer value for the guess.
Another question: To take command line input, do you have to throw an exception? And is there an easier way to make this work? It seems awfully complicated to take user input without a jframe and calling swing.
Edited by: JGannon on Nov 1, 2007 2:09 PM

1. Does scanner still work in JDK1.6?Try it and see. (Hint: the 1.6 documentation for the class says "Since: 1.5")
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