To close an input stream and release any system resources used by the stream, use the close method as follows: The Java I/O facilities add a simple and standardized API for reading and writing ...

In prior Java 101 articles, I referred to the concepts of redirection, standard input device, and standard output device. To demonstrate inputting data, several examples called System.in.read().

User input in Java made easy Learn the best ways to handle input from the Java user, and how to format any console output with printf. With pure text Strings, the only flag that makes sense is the ...

Note the letter ‘f’ in the Java Console’s printf method. The difference between print() and printf() is the ability to easily output formatted text. To demonstrate, replace the line which adds the ...