Method to get input in console swift

Question

How do I read input from console in swift as 'scanf() in c' and 'input() in python'.

I have tried

var ans = readline()
print(ans)

and its not working

Thanks.

Possible duplicate of [Input from the keyboard in command line application](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24004776/input-from-the-keyboard-in-command-line-application) — Alexander, Mar 01 '17 at 06:40

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 01 '17 at 07:25

readLine is the right thing to use. The only possible reason why this does not work is that you're running it in a playground or some other place where the command prompt does not exist.

To make this work, simply create a new command line tool project. Go to "File" -> "New" -> "Project" -> "macOS" -> "Command Line Tool".

Now readLine should work.

Method to get input in console swift

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