Java Input and Arithmetic

This tutorial is a simple Java program that asks the user for two numbers, adds them together, and outputs the result.

Create a new Java project in VS Code.
Create a new Java file named AddExample.java, where you will type the code below.
Import the Scanner class. This built-in Java class lets you accept input from the user.
```
import java.util.Scanner;
```
Start the class definition. It must match the filename. The curly bracket indicates the start of the program.
```
public class AddExample {
```
Inside the class definition, declare a main method. This method is the first method that the Java interpreter calls.
```
  public static void main(String[] args) {
```
Inside the main method definition, create a Scanner object named s. This object will accept input from the user.
```
    Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
```

Output a line that asks the user to enter two numbers.

    System.out.print("Please enter two numbers: ");

Use the Scanner object to read in two integers and store them in two integer variables x and y.
```
    int x = s.nextInt();
    int y = s.nextInt();
```
Use arithmetic to add x and y and store the result in an integer variable z.
```
    int z = x + y;
```

Output the result.

    System.out.println("The sum is " + z);

Congratulations!

You have written a Java program to accept two numbers from the user, add them, and output the result.

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