Java: How to get input from System.console()

Question

I am trying to use Console class to get input from user but a null object is returned when I call System.console(). Do I have to change anything before using Sy

Answer 1

Found some good answer here regarding reading from console, here another way use 'Scanner' to read from console:

import java.util.Scanner;
String data;

Scanner scanInput = new Scanner(System.in);
data= scanInput.nextLine();

scanInput.close();            
System.out.println(data);