// need this import for reading data:
import java.io.*;
public class For {
public static void main (String [] args) throws IOException {
// Create a buffered reader
// need only one buffered reader for all your reading
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(System.in));
// string for storing a line of input
String line;
// Read one integer
// prompt the user:
System.out.print("Please enter an integer: ");
// read a line of input:
line = in.readLine();
// extract the integer from the entered data:
int n = Integer.parseInt(line);
int i; // i is used for counting in the loop
for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
System.out.print("*");
}
System.out.println();
// An equivalent while loop:
/*
i = 0;
while (i < n) {
System.out.print("*");
++i;
}
*/
}
}
This is an example from CSci 1211 course.