/* SimpleReader.

  Class to simplify the task of getting user input. 
  The aim is to help beginners by hiding some of the detail.
  Use in conjunction with the Convert class.

  usage;

  SimpleReader input = new SimpleReader() ;
  String s = input.readln() ;
*/

   import java.io.* ;

   class SimpleReader {
   
      private BufferedReader inputReader ;
      private String inputString ;
   
      public SimpleReader() {
      
         inputReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)) ;
      
      } // end constructor
   
   /***
   readln()	Get user input
   */
      public String readln () {	
         try {
            inputString = inputReader.readLine() ;
         }  
            catch (IOException e) {
               System.err.println("IO error in SimpleReader.readln" + e) ;
               inputString = "" ;
            } ;
         return inputString ;
      } // end readln
   
   } // end class
