Java Utililty Methods Scanner Usage

List of utility methods to do Scanner Usage

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Description

The list of methods to do Scanner Usage are organized into topic(s).

Method

ScannercreateKeyboardScanner()
Creates and returns a Scanner that can be used to read from the keyboard. 
return new Scanner(System.in);
ScannercreateScannerForString(String s)
Creates a Scanner that can be used to read directly from a given text string. 
return new Scanner(s);
voidenterToContinue()
enter To Continue 
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Press enter to continue.");
scanner.nextLine();
booleanequalsToIgnoreEndline(String expected, String actual)
compares two strings for equality, line by line, ignoring any difference of end line delimiters contained within the 2 Strings. 
if (expected == null && actual == null) {
    return true;
if (expected != null ^ actual != null) {
    return false;
Scanner scanner1 = new Scanner(expected);
Scanner scanner2 = new Scanner(actual);
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StringfromStringToQuery(String value)
from String To Query 
String query = "";
boolean isOpenedQuote = false;
Scanner sc = new Scanner(value);
while (sc.hasNext()) {
    String next = sc.next();
    if (next.contains("\"") || isOpenedQuote) {
        query += next;
        if (next.contains("\"")) {
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booleangetBoolean()
get Boolean 
char c = commandLine.nextLine().toLowerCase().trim().charAt(0);
return 't' == c;
chargetChar()
get Char 
char choice;
String line = commandLine.nextLine().toLowerCase().trim();
if (line.length() == 0) {
    choice = ' ';
} else
    choice = line.charAt(0);
return choice;
List>getConstantPoolsFromText(String text)
get Constant Pools From Text 
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(text);
scanner.nextLine(); 
List<List<String>> result = new ArrayList<>();
List<String> cPool = new ArrayList<>();
result.add(cPool);
while (scanner.hasNextLine()) {
    String line = scanner.nextLine();
    if (line.startsWith("---")) {
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StringgetDirectoryString()
get Directory String 
String sep = System.getProperty("path.separator");
String dir = commandLine.nextLine().toLowerCase().trim();
if (dir.charAt(dir.length() - 1) != sep.charAt(0)) {
    dir += sep;
return dir;
intgetEndLine(String cqlString)
get End Line 
System.out.println("Get end line");
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(cqlString);
int endLine = -1;
while (scanner.hasNextLine()) {
    endLine++;
    scanner.nextLine();
return endLine;
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