Practice Creating A Scanner Object (10.3.2) - Input/Output in Java - ICSE 10 Computer Applications
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Creating a Scanner Object

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of the Scanner class in Java?

💡 Hint: Think about user interactions in a program.

Question 2 Easy

How do you create a Scanner object?

💡 Hint: Remember the syntax for creating objects.

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Question 1

What is the correct way to create a Scanner object?

Scanner sc = new Scanner();
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
Scanner sc = new Scanner(null);

💡 Hint: Think about how we specify sources in Java.

Question 2

Is it necessary to close a Scanner after using it?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about resource management.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a Java program that uses a Scanner to ask the user for their favorite color and then prints a message with the input. Ensure to handle exceptions if the input is not as expected.

💡 Hint: Make sure to use a try-catch to handle potential input errors.

Challenge 2 Hard

Modify the previous program to ask for a number after the color and print both values. How would you handle input if they input a non-numeric value for the number?

💡 Hint: Think about input validation and exception handling.

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