013-001-008
Getting String Length
Easy
Problem Description
Getting String Length
In this problem, you will create a program that reads a string from standard input, calls the length() method to obtain the number of characters, and displays the result to standard output.
Learning Objective: Understand how to get the length of a string using the length() method of the String class
Overview
When working with strings in Java, knowing their length (number of characters) is a fundamental operation. The String class provides the length() method to get the length of a string.
Specifications
- Use
Scannerto read one line of text from standard input - Use the
length()method to get the length of the string - Output the result in the specified format
Input
a string (one line)
Output Format
Length: <character count>
Sample I/O
Input: Hello, Java!
Output: Length: 12
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