import java.io.*; class iotest { public static void main(String[] argv) throws java.io.IOException { BufferedReader stdin = new java.io.BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in)); System.out.print("Input a double: "); System.out.flush(); String inpline; if((inpline = stdin.readLine()) != null) { double i = Double.valueOf(inpline).doubleValue(); System.out.println("Double was " + i); } else System.out.println("Couldn't Read anything"); } }