// Use a BufferedReader to read characters from the console. import java.io.*; class BRRead { public static void main( String args[] ) throws IOException { char c; BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader( System.in ) ); System.out.println( "Enter characters, 'q' to quit." ); // read characters do { c = (char) br.read(); System.out.println(c); } while( c != 'q' ); } }