/home/wpollock1/public_html/Java/MsgBox.java
// Displays an input String in a box. Non-GUI stand-alone
// Java program.
//
// Written by Wayne Pollock, Tampa, FL USA, 2000
// Modified by Wayne Pollock, 2005, to use Java5 Scanner class.
import java.util.Scanner;
class MsgBox
{
public static void main ( String [] args )
{
Scanner in = new Scanner( System.in );
System.out.print( "Enter your Message: " );
if ( ! in.hasNextLine() )
return; // All done on EOF, so just exit.
String message = in.nextLine();
int msgLength = message.length();
// Draw the top of the box:
System.out.print( "\t+" );
for ( int i = 0; i < msgLength; ++i )
System.out.print( "-" );
System.out.println( "+" );
// Print the message:
System.out.println( "\t|" + message + "|" );
// Draw the bottom of the box:
System.out.print( "\t+" );
for ( int i = 0; i < msgLength; ++i )
System.out.print( "-" );
System.out.println( "+" );
}
}