Help with the Scanner class

[lainey]

This is my simple Java program:

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import java.util.*;

public class Person{
public static void main(String[] args){
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
sc.useDelimiter("\r");
String name;
int age;

System.out.println("Enter a person's name: ");
name = sc.next();
System.out.println("Enter a person's age: ");
age = sc.nextInt();

System.out.println("Name: " + name + "\nAge: " + age);
}
}
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Now, after I enter an integer for the age I get an InputMismatchException and it says the error is on Line 13 [ age=sc.nextInt(); ]
Can someone explain to me why this happens and how do I correct it?

I've tried changing the data type of age to String and it works just fine.
I also tried removing the sc.useDelimiter("\r") line and it works fine but of course I cannot enter names like "Jane Smith". Does this mean the Scanner cannot recognize the integer I entered or took the "\r" as my data?

By the way, I'm pretty sure the problem is with the Scanner class but if I'm wrong, please correct me.

[Martin Lansler]

The problem is that the 'next' method returns the next whitespace surrounded token, i.e. if you enter "Joe Bob" it only returns "Joe". The 'nextInt' method thereafter tries to intepret "Bob" as an integer.

You could do something like this:

        System.out.println("Enter a person's name: ");
        name = sc.next();
        if (!sc.hasNextInt()) {
            name += " " + sc.next();
        }
        System.out.println(name + " enter your age: ");
        age = sc.nextInt();

Easier and more robust would be just to read a complete line as the name:

       
       System.out.println("Enter a person's name: ");
       name = sc.nextLine();
       System.out.println(name + " enter your age: ");
       age = sc.nextInt();

Cheers,
Martin.

[lainey]

Ah, now I understand! Thanks!