Scanner.nextLine input skipping

Question

I need to take two strings as input from user. I'm using Scanner.nextLine()

try {
    firstChoice = in.nextInt();
} catch(Exception e) {
    System.out.println("Invalid option");
}

if(firstChoice == 1) {
    if(accNumber < numOfAccounts)
    {
        System.out.print("Account Title: ");
        String t = in.nextLine();
        System.out.print("Account Holder's name: ");
        String name = in.nextLine();
        .....

But on the output window, it shows:

Account Title: Account Holder's name:

It's not waiting for the first input. Why's that? It works correctly with Scanner.next() but I want to read the complete lines as the name can consist of more than one part.

Are there any other code before those that are reading user inputs? Please show more code. — Rohit Jain, Feb 15 '14 at 09:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 15 '14 at 10:03

nextInt reads only the int value and skips the \n (when you press enter key right after). You should add another nextLine right after the nextInt to consume the \n.

Update your code to:

try {
   firstChoice = in.nextInt();
   nextLine();
}

And you'll be fine.

Scanner.nextLine input skipping

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