Can I do StringTokenizer stk = new StringTokenizer(System.in)? [closed]

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In Java, can I do

StringTokenizer stk = new StringTokenizer(System.in);

?

I am wondering if I can expect to collect the input stream as a sting like that or is there a better way of getting the user input converted to a string before I can use it as an argument for my string tokenizer?

Thanks!

UPDATE: I am working from a school computer that won't let me test my code right now. I will need to get to my own computer or one that has admin privileges for me to try my code. So, please bear with me.

Answer 1

You cannot do that because the constructor for StringTokenizer() requires an argument of type java.lang.String, but System.in is of type java.io.InputStream.

A better way of converting user input to a String would be to use a Scanner

Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter name: ");
String name = sc.nextLine();
System.out.println("Enter age: ");
String age = sc.nextLine();
System.out.println(name + " is " + age + "years old");