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4_2005-2006 Input/ Output #161200

Read a string from the command line

reads a string from the command line. Should be easy but it wasnt explained well so I wrote this.

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// hello <string>
import java.io.*; 
public class hello
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		//setup global vars (bad) 
		String userName = null;
		
		//setup input buffer
		BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); 
		
		//do my stuff
		System.out.print("\nWhats your name?\n\n");
		
		//make sure to cath errors (they happen often with this ;( )
		try
		{
			userName = br.readLine();
		}
		catch (IOException ioerror)
		{
			System.out.println("IO error trying to read your name!"); 
			System.exit(1);
		}
		
		System.out.print("\n\n\nHello " + userName + "!!!\n\n\n"); 
		
	}	
}
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