If I close one scanner object and make a new one and try to read some more input, I'm getting the NoSuchElementException
exception.
My code works fine but it gives me a warning if I don't close the scanner. However, if I close it to get rid of the warning, I also close System.in
... How do I avoid this?
Also, are there any consequences of not closing the scanner?
EDIT: Here's my code:
This is the NameAddressExists() method:
public void NameAddressExists() {
System.out.println("Enter name");
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
String n = sc.next();
System.out.println("Enter address");
String a = sc.next();
int flag = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
if(array[i].name .equals(n) && array[i].address .equals(a)) {
System.out.println("True");
flag = 1;
}
}
if(flag != 1) {
new Agency(n, a);
}
sc.close();
}
This is the PanNumberExists() method:
public boolean PanNumberExists() {
Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
String n = "";
System.out.println("Enter the 5 digits");
try {
n = s.nextLine();
}catch(Exception e) {
System.out.println(e);
}finally {
s.close();
}
if(n .equals(this.PAN.subSequence(4,9))) {
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}
}
These methods are called from the following main() method:
public static void main(String args[]) {
Agency obj1 = new Agency("XYZ", "ABCD");
Agency obj2 = new Agency("XYZ", "ABCDEFG", "+91083226852521", "ab 1234567", "abcd12345ab");
// Agency obj3 = new Agency("XYZ", "TSRK", "36", "ab 1234567", "abcd12345ab");
obj1.NameAddressExists();
System.out.println(obj2.PanNumberExists());
}
As you can see, I first call the NameAddressExists() method, in which I open, use and close a Scanner
named 'sc'. This works fine and gives me the correct output. Next, I call the PanNumberExists() method, in which I open another Scanner
named 's' and try to use it to get some input from the user. This is where I receive the NoSuchElementException
exception. If I leave the Scanner
'sc' open in my NameAddressExists() method, then I don't get this error.