I am completely new to Java, this is the first program I have ever attempted in the language. I've googled around a bit, but can't seem to find an understandable explanation of how to use scanner to assign user input to a variable. I'm not entirely sure what scanner is, which is probably part of the problem.
I've read the documentation here (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Scanner.html). It talks a lot about reg ex, which I do not need and makes me think I may be looking in the wrong direction. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
import java.util.*;
public final class Chapter_02 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//Declare variables to be used (Height, Width, and Area)
double length;
double width;
double area;
//User input of length and width
System.out.print("Please input the length of the property in feet:");
width = ;
System.out.print("Please input the length of the property in feet:");
length = ;
//Calculate area based on user input
//Divide by number of feet in one acre
area = (length * width) / 43560;
//Additional spacing for readability
System.out.println();
System.out.println();
//Post calculation result
System.out.println("The property is " + area + " acres!");
}
}