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().

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 ...

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 ...