How to take input from a user in Scala?

I want to take input from the user. Can you please tell me how to ask for user input as a string in Scala?

In Scala 2.11 use

scala.io.StdIn.readLine()

instead of the deprecated Console.readLine.

From the Scala maling list (formatting and links were updated):

Short answer:

readInt

Long answer:

If you want to read from the terminal, check out Console.scala. You can use these functions like so:

Console.readInt

Also, for your convenience, Predef.scala automatically defines some shortcuts to functions in Console. Since stuff in Predef is always and everywhere imported automatically, you can use them like so:

readInt