// MyInput.java: Contain the methods for reading int, double, and
// string values from the keyboard
package chapter2;

import java.io.*;

public class MyInput {
  /** Read a string from the keyboard */
  public static String readString() {
    BufferedReader br = 
      new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in), 1);
    
    // Declare and initialize the string
    String string = " ";
    
    // Get the string from the keyboard
    try {
      string = br.readLine();
    }
    catch (IOException ex) {
      System.out.println(ex);
    }
        
    // Return the string obtained from the keyboard
    return string;
  }
  
  /** Read an int value from the keyboard */
  public static int readInt() {
    return Integer.parseInt(readString());
  }
  
  /** Read a double value from the keyboard */
  public static double readDouble() {
    return Double.parseDouble(readString());
  }
  
  /** Read a byte value from the keyboard */
  public static byte readByte() {
    return Byte.parseByte(readString());
  }
  
  /** Read a short value from the keyboard */
  public static short readShort() {
    return Short.parseShort(readString());
  }
  
  /** Read a long value from the keyboard */
  public static long readLong() {
    return Long.parseLong(readString());
  }
  
  /** Read a float value from the keyboard */
  public static float readFloat() {
    return Float.parseFloat(readString());
  }
  
  /** Read a character from the keyboard */
  public static char readChar() {
    return readString().charAt(0);
  }
}