How to get User Input twice in Java?

Question

I learned that, we can use Scanner method to get user input like:

Scanner Input = new Scanner(System.in);

But what if I need two input from user?

When I try:

Scanner Runs = new Scanner(System.in);
Scanner Overs = new Scanner(System.in);

I get an error! What can I do?

Answer 1

You can get multiple user inputs from the same instance of Scanner.

Here is an example:
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

int x = input.nextInt();
int y = input.nextInt();

You should use at most 1 scanner per input stream so only 1 scanner for System.in.

Answer 2

You cant do this here in sololearn you have only one input were you can enter text on diffrent lines.

Answer 3

Tanvir wrote, "...My question was getting two different inputs, such as Runs, Overs, Balls, Wickets.

I wanted to programe a ratio-calculator. Such as Runs per over, Wicket per balls.

How can I get Input twice? (I mean, I need two different inputs)"

Answer:
It would help to see what format of input you want to process. It sounds like this is related to cricket and I don't know even what overs and wickets are.

Do you want 4 integers in and just 2 ratios as output?
Input in the order of (number of runs) overs balls wickets:
10 5 20 2

Output:
Runs over Overs: 2.0
Wicket per balls: 0.1

That would be because 5 / 10 = 2.0. Also 2 / 20 = 0.1.

Here is an implementation of the above:
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
int balls = input.nextInt();
int runs = input.nextInt();
int overs = input.nextInt();
int wickets = input.nextInt();

System.out.println("Runs over Overs: " + (runs * 1.0 / overs));
System.out.println("Wickets per balls: " + (wickets * 1.0 / balls));

Answer 4

You only need to create one instance of scanner,

You need to do the following

import scanner class.

//this is your object
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

//this is the first line of input
String line1 = sc.nextLine();

//this is your second line of input
String line2 = sc.nextLine();

System.out.print(line1+line2);

Answer 5

But guys, that means I can use given the information as many time as I want. My question was not this.

My question was getting two different inputs, such as Runs, Overs, Balls, Wickets.

I wanted to programe a ratio-calculator. Such as Runs per over, Wicket per balls.

How can I get Input twice? (I mean, I need two different inputs)

Answer 6

Tanvir Mahfuz, can you explain in detail or share your code?