Read Number from Console Input – Scala

If you are developing a console application with Scala, you may need to read input from the user.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to read a number from the console as input from a user.

To read a number from console input, we use the method scala.io.StdIn.readInt(), scala.io.StdIn.readFloat().

Example 1 – Read Integer from Console as Input

In this example, we shall read an Integer from console. We will increment the value and print it to the console.

example.scala

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object ReadInputExample {
  def main(args: Array[String]) {
    print("Enter a number: ")
    var hours = scala.io.StdIn.readInt()
    hours = hours + 1
    println("Your entry + 1 : "+hours)
  }
}

Output

Enter a number: 256
Your entry + 1 : 257

readInt() method accepts only integers as input. If you provide a float or string, java.lang.NumberFormatException occurs and the program exits abruptly with exit code 1.

Example 2 – Read Float from Console as Input

In this example, we shall read a float value from console. We will increment the value and print it to the console.

example.scala

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object ReadInputExample {
  def main(args: Array[String]) {
    print("Enter a float value : ")
    var length = scala.io.StdIn.readFloat()
    length = length + 1
    println("Your entry + 1 : "+length)
  }
}

Output

Enter a float value : 25.64
Your entry + 1 : 26.64

Using readFloat(), when the console prompts for the input, you provide float, or int or any value of datatype that can be auto typecasted to float.