get a string.....

import java.io.*;

public class GetUserInput {
public static void main (String[] args) {
System.out.print("Enter your name and press Enter: ");
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
String name = null;
try {
name = br.readLine();
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error!");
System.exit(1);
}
System.out.println("Your name is " + name);
}
}