ScannerTest.java

import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 * Example of having the Scanner reference as a class variable
 * intantiated in the constructor method
 * 
 * @author Ken Fogel
 */
public class ScannerTest {
	
	private Scanner sc;  // Class/instance variable
	
    /**
     * Constructor
	 * Instantiates the Scanner object
     */
	public ScannerTest() {
		sc = new Scanner(System.in);
	}
    
    /**
	 * This method is where the program begins doing useful work. You can name it anything 
	 * you want but by convention it should be a verb.
	 */
    public void perform() {
        System.out.println("Enter an integer");
        int integerInput = sc.nextInt();
        System.out.println("The integer is " + integerInput);
    }

    /**
     * Where the program begins
     *
     * @param args Command line arguments, not used in this program
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        var scannerTest = new ScannerTest();
        scannerTest.perform();
    }
}

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