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POInput on console doesn't work with this java program - why?
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copied!<p>With this program it skips past the inputs - and outputs this to the console: </p> <pre><code> C:\Users\User\workspace\ClassManager\bin>java AccessPupilData What would you like to do? l = list pupils -------- a = add pupil --------- a a You want to add a pupil. Enter your first name: Enter your surname: Firstname :null Surname: null Age :0 You created a pupil called null null who is aged 0 </code></pre> <p>(I'm using a dos prompt to run the program in, not the eclipse console). <strong>Why don't I get to input when the scanner is called?</strong></p> <p>First the initial class that kicks off everything:</p> <p></p> <pre><code>public class AccessPupilData { public static void main (String arguments[]){ </code></pre> <p>...</p> <pre><code>case 'a': Pupil pupil = new Pupil(); break; </code></pre> <p></p> <p>And then the Pupil class that is where I want to collect all the information: </p> <pre><code>import java.util.Scanner; public class Pupil { private String surname; private String firstname; private int age; public Pupil(){ Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in); // Reads a single line from the console // and stores into name variable System.out.println("Enter your first name: "); if(in.hasNext()){ this.firstname = in.nextLine(); } System.out.println("Enter your surname: "); if(in.hasNext()){ this.surname = in.nextLine(); } // Reads a integer from the console // and stores into age variable if(in.hasNext()){ System.out.println("Enter your age: "); this.age=in.nextInt(); } in.close(); // Prints name and age to the console System.out.println("Firstname :" +firstname); System.out.println("Surname: " + surname); System.out.println("Age :"+ age); System.out.print("You created a pupil called " + this.firstname + " " + this.surname + " who is aged " + this.age); } </code></pre> <p>}</p>

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