java.util.scanner - how to take input in Java from user? -

i new java quite @ c. want take input user in java. please suggest basic concept exact code? thanks

import java.util.scanner;     public class main {          public static void main (string [] args)         {             scanner sc = new scanner(system.in);             string inputtext = sc.nextline();         }     } 

import java.util.scanner;
imports java library allow read data specified input source.

scanner sc = new scanner(system.in); 

gets working instance of scanner library in sc go input standard input of system, system.in, in our case, keyboard.

string inputtext = sc.nextline(); 

this code asks sc instance line of text typed user , set inputtext variable.

note when sc.nextline() called, halts execution , waits user input , proceeds when user presses enter on keyboard.