Java ignores the string

Question

I'm new to programming and this problem always faces me When I run the program Java ignores a string input inside an if What did I do wrong?

import java.util.Scanner;

public class JavaApplication {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

        System.out.print("------ FEEDBACK/COMPLAINT ------\n"
                + "-------------------------------------\n"
                + "| 1: Submit Feedback |\n"
                + "| 2: Submit Complaint |\n"
                + "| 3: Previous Menu |\n"
                + "-----------------------------------\n"
                + "> Please enter the choice: ");
        int feedorcomw = input.nextInt();

        if (feedorcomw == 1) {
            String name;
            System.out.print("> Enter your name (first and last): ");
            name = input.nextLine();
            System.out.println("");
            System.out.print("> Enter your mobile (##-###-####): ");
            int num = input.nextInt();

        }

    }
}

Maybe this answers your problem http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13102045/skipping-nextline-after-using-next-nextint-or-other-nextfoo-methods — RubioRic, Apr 09 '16 at 18:51
@and your edit doesn't make much sense - why make a minimal complete example into one that isn't instead of just fixing the formatting? — Flexo, May 07 '16 at 18:10

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

you are ommitting the fact that Scanner#nextInt method does not consume the last newline character of your input, and thus that newline is consumed in the next call to Scanner#nextLine

try adding a input.nextLine(); after that and everything will work fine

Example:

public static void main(String[] args) {

    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

    System.out.print("------ FEEDBACK/COMPLAINT ------\n"
            + "-------------------------------------\n"
            + "| 1: Submit Feedback |\n"
            + "| 2: Submit Complaint |\n"
            + "| 3: Previous Menu |\n"
            + "-----------------------------------\n"
            + "> Please enter the choice: ");
    int feedorcomw = input.nextInt();

    input.nextLine();
    if (feedorcomw == 1) {
        String name;
        System.out.print("> Enter your name (first and last): ");
        name = input.nextLine();
        System.out.println("");
        System.out.print("> Enter your mobile (##-###-####): ");
        int num = input.nextInt();

    }

}

Java ignores the string

1 Answers1

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