// MsgBox2 - Displays a String in a box. Non-GUI stand-alone Java // program. This version demonstrates the creation and use of a method. // // Written by Wayne Pollock, Tampa, FL USA, 2000 // Modified by Wayne Pollock, 2005, to use Java5 Scanner class. import java.util.Scanner; class MsgBox2 { 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(); drawLine( msgLength ); // Draw the top of the box // Print the message: System.out.println( "\t|" + message + "|" ); drawLine( msgLength ); // Draw the bottom of the box } public static void drawLine ( int width ) { System.out.print( "\t+" ); for ( int i = 0; i < width; ++i ) System.out.print( "-" ); System.out.println( "+" ); } }