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Java Tutorial : Java IO (Console class)

Java Tutorial : Java IO (Console class)

Java Tutorial : Java IO (Console class)

ConsoleDemo.java

import java.io.Console;
import java.io.IOException;

public class ConsoleDemo
{

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
    {
        ConsoleDemo consoleDemo = new ConsoleDemo();
        consoleDemo.readFromConsole();
    }

    private void readFromConsole() throws IOException
    {
        /*
         * System class provides a static method console()
         * that returns the unique instance of Console
         * class.
         */
        Console console = System.console();
        System.out.print("Enter the username : ");
        String name = console.readLine();
        System.out.println("UserName = " + name);
        
        System.out.print("Enter the password : ");
        char[] passWordArray = console.readPassword();
        String passWord = new String(passWordArray);
        System.out.println("PassWord = " + passWord);
    }

}