Java Programming

BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader (System.in));
String message = in.readLine();  

The above code waits infinitely until the user enter the data from the command line and presses enter key.

The following code can provide a timeout to the above waiting (it works fine).

But is there a SIMPLER WAY to provide timeout for above waiting, something like setSoTimeout(int milliseconds) method in DatagramSocket, Socket and ServerSocket classes*?*


http://www.coderanch.com/t/232213/threads/java/implement-timeout-threads
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import java.util.Timer;   
import java.util.TimerTask;   
import java.io.*;  
 
public class test{   

private String str = "";   

	TimerTask task = new TimerTask(){   
    	    public void run(){   
		if( str.equals("") ){   
			System.out.println( "you input nothing. exit..." );   
			System.exit( 0 );   
		}
    	    }
	};


	public void getInput() throws Exception{   
		Timer timer = new Timer();   
		timer.schedule( task, 10*1000 );   
  
		System.out.println( "Input a string within 10 seconds: " );   
		BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(   
			new InputStreamReader( System.in ) );   
		str = in.readLine();   
  
		timer.cancel();   
		System.out.println( "you have entered: "+ str );    
	}    

  
	public static void main( String[] args ){   
		try{   
			(new test()).getInput();
		}catch( Exception e ){   
			System.out.println( e );   
		} 
		System.out.println( "main exit..." );   
	} 
}