import java.io.*; public class ConsoleInput { public static String readLine() { StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer(); try { BufferedInputStream buff = new BufferedInputStream(System.in); int in = 0; char inChar; do { in = buff.read(); inChar = (char) in; if (in != -1) { response.append(inChar); } } while ((in != -1) & (inChar != '\n')); buff.close(); return response.toString(); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println("Exception: " + e.getMessage()); return null; } } public static void main(String[] arguments) { System.out.print("\nWhat is your name? "); String input = ConsoleInput.readLine(); System.out.println("\nHello, " + input); } }