storing input in an int.

someone on another forum said that when you want to store input in an int you have to use something like this:

BufferedReader br =new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

input = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());

amnd u have to import "java.io"

my first question is: how do you import java.io?

i typed this:

package java.io;

is this correct? it says: "Class, interface or enum expected."

whats wrong?

and second: is it correct what the person on the other forum said? because to me it looks a bit long and complicated for something that's so basic. in c++ its just cin <<. thats much more basic.

[775 byte] By [omniscienta] at [2007-11-27 6:21:57]