Wait For Return Key Press Using Java Scanner

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Published on 2010-04-27T11:38:24Z Indexed on 2010/04/27 11:43 UTC
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What would be the best way to wait for a return key press from the user using the Java Scanner Class?

In a command line tool I would like the user to confirm before carrying out an action.

Please correct me if there a more standard way of doing this in a command line tool.

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