Uses of Class java.util.Scanner (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-03-29

## Uses of Class
java.util.Scanner

- Packages that use Scanner
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.util | Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).

- - ### Uses of Scanner in java.util

    Methods in java.util that return Scanner
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Scanner` | Scanner.`reset()` Resets this scanner.
    `Scanner` | Scanner.`skip(Pattern pattern)` Skips input that matches the specified pattern, ignoring delimiters.
    `Scanner` | Scanner.`skip(String pattern)` Skips input that matches a pattern constructed from the specified string.
    `Scanner` | Scanner.`useDelimiter(Pattern pattern)` Sets this scanner's delimiting pattern to the specified pattern.
    `Scanner` | Scanner.`useDelimiter(String pattern)` Sets this scanner's delimiting pattern to a pattern constructed from the specified `String`.
    `Scanner` | Scanner.`useLocale(Locale locale)` Sets this scanner's locale to the specified locale.
    `Scanner` | Scanner.`useRadix(int radix)` Sets this scanner's default radix to the specified radix.

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