JAVA PROGRAM TO READ STRING OF CHARACTERS OR A LINE

import java.io.*;

public class KeyboardInput
 {
      public static void main( String[ ] args )
             {
             InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader( System.in );
              BufferedReader abcd = new BufferedReader( isr );
          try
           {
             System.out.print( "Enter some characters and press " );
             String s = abcd.readLine( );
              System.out.println( "The String was: " + s );
             abcd.close( );
}
catch( IOException e )
{
e.printStackTrace( );
}
}
}