// Demonstrate readLine() import java.io.*; class ReadLines { public static void main( String args[] ) throws IOException { // Create a DataInputStream using System.in DataInputStream inData = new DataInputStream( System.in ); String str; System.out.println("Enter lines of text."); System.out.println("Enter 'stop' to quit."); do { str = inData.readLine(); System.out.println(str); } while( !str.equals("stop")); } }