Java program takes input twice

Question

So below is my code. I'm trying to use the Scanner class to read an input from the console, and then print out each token on a separate line. But there's a small problem where the user has to input twice. An example of what happens is given below the code

import java.util.Scanner;

public class StringSort {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter a string: ");

        String str = scanner.nextLine();

        int i = 0;
        while (i< str.length()) {
            i++;
            System.out.println("" + scanner.next());
        }
        scanner.close();
    }
}

Example:

Enter a string: 
what is love
what is love
what
is
love

Please fix your indentation and clarify your question, what did you expect? — Elliott Frisch
– Elliott Frisch, Commented Dec 12, 2018 at 1:42

Scary Wombat · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-12 01:41:46Z

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To do what you want use the Scanner class to read an input from the console, and then print out each token on a separate line you can use the String::split method

String str = scanner.nextLine();
String [] arr = str.split (" ");
for (String x : arr) {
    System.out.println (x);
}

answered Dec 12, 2018 at 1:41

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paradocslover · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-12 02:37:58Z

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A more efficient implementation of the above code would be as follows:

    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

    while (sc.hasNext()) {
        System.out.println(sc.next());
    }

This would avoid use of extra space as done by @ScaryWombat

answered Dec 12, 2018 at 2:37

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Oleg Cherednik · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-19 05:29:42Z

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Scanner should be propertly closed:

try (Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in)) {
    while (sc.hasNext()) {
        System.out.println(sc.next());
    }
}

answered Dec 19, 2018 at 5:29

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