Java Utility Library

Java Scanner - next() Method

The java.util.Scanner.next() method returns the next token if it matches the specified string. If the match is successful, the scanner advances past the input that matched the pattern.

Syntax

public String next(String pattern)

Parameters

pattern Specify a string specifying the pattern to scan.

Return Value

Returns the next token.

Exception

Throws NoSuchElementException, if no such tokens are available.
Throws IllegalStateException, if this scanner is closed.

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.Scanner.next() method returns the next token if it matches the specified string.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    //String to scan
    String MyString = "Hello Cello Hullo Hallo World Jello";

    //creating a Scanner
    Scanner MyScan = new Scanner(MyString);

    while(MyScan.hasNext()) {
      //print the next token if matches "Hello"
      if(MyScan.hasNext("Hello"))
        System.out.println(MyScan.next("Hello"));
      
      //print the next token if matches "World"
      else if(MyScan.hasNext("World"))
        System.out.println(MyScan.next("World"));      
      
      //else move to the next token
      else
        MyScan.next();
    }

    //close the scanner
    MyScan.close();
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

Hello
World

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