/** reads an char from InputStream in */
public static char readChar(InputStream in) {
char result = '?';
DataInputStream input = new DataInputStream(in);
String line;
try {
line = input.readLine();
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("readChar: couldn't read line.");
return '?';
}
try {
result = line.charAt(0);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.print("readChar: couldn't convert input to char, try again: ");
result = readChar(in);
}
// System.out.println("answer is " + result);
if (_out != null) // echo result to file
{
_out.println(result);
_out.flush();
}
return result;
} // readChar
/** reads an int from InputStream in */
public static int readInt(InputStream in) {
int result = -1;
DataInputStream input = new DataInputStream((in));
String line;
try {
line = input.readLine();
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("readInt: couldn't read line.");
return -1;
}
// System.out.println("line is: " + line);
try {
result = Integer.parseInt(line);
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
System.out.print("readInt: couln't convert input to int, try again: ");
result = readInt(in);
}
// System.out.println("answer is " + result);
if (_out != null) // echo result to file
{
_out.println(result);
_out.flush();
}
return result;
} // readInt
