Scanner class

i m very new to Java..i have Netbeans 5 to compile and run my Java programs.....when i try to run the following program
import java.util.Scanner;
class EchoLine {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Scanner myScanner = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println(myScanner.nextLine());
i get some errors saying...
D:\Java\Projects\JavaApplication12\src\javaapplication12\Main.java:11: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Scanner
location: package util
import java.util.Scanner;
D:\Java\Projects\JavaApplication12\src\javaapplication12\Main.java:19: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Scanner
location: class javaapplication12.EchoLine
Scanner myScanner = new Scanner(System.in);
D:\Java\Projects\JavaApplication12\src\javaapplication12\Main.java:19: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class Scanner
location: class javaapplication12.EchoLine
Scanner myScanner = new Scanner(System.in);
3 errors
BUILD FAILED (total time: 0 seconds)
i also get same kind of error while compiling it in JCreator.
Can anybody help me in this matter to expalin this knid of behavoiur??
Thanking in advance!!

after downloading JDK 5 update 7 from
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
i still cannot use Scanner class.....
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[edit]
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jverd wrote:
Skydev2u wrote:
I've used this method for a while now and it gets the job done.
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