Input and Output
Java provides a Scanner class to facilitate data input/output. In this section, you will learn about the Scanner class that is used to get input from the user. Java also defines various methods from the Scanner class that can convert user input into appropriate data types before conducting any operation on the data.
8. Digits are Characters
Answer:
Yes. They are characters just like any other.
Digits are Characters
Digits are Characters
As far as this program is concerned, a string of digits is a string of characters and is treated like any string of characters. The digits are NOT automatically converted into a numeric type. Here is another run of the program:
In a few pages you will see a program that reads in a string of digits and converts them into a numeric data type. Then arithmetic can be done with that data.
Question 8:
Is data from the keyboard always only characters?