Java Tutorial : Java IO (Scanner class - Read names from Keyboard)

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ScannerDemo.java

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class ScannerDemo
{

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Scanner scanner = null;
        try
        {
            ArrayList<String> listOfNames = new ArrayList<String>();
            scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.print("Enter the name: ");
            while (scanner.hasNextLine())
            {
                
                String name = scanner.nextLine();
                if (name.equalsIgnoreCase("quit"))
                {
                    break;
                }
                listOfNames.add(name);
                System.out.print("Enter the name: ");
            }
            System.out.println("listOfNames =  "+listOfNames);
        }
        finally
        {
            if (scanner != null)
            {
                scanner.close();
            }
        }

    }
}

Output

Enter the name: peter
Enter the name: dave
Enter the name: ram
Enter the name: quit
listOfNames =  [peter, dave, ram]

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