import java.io.*;
 import java.lang.*;


 public class Io {

 private static BufferedReader keyIn = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
 private static String line;
 private static String  numStar;
 private static char star, empty;
 private static int point;
 private static short num;



 public static char charInput() throws IOException {
 System.out.println();
 System.out.println();
 System.out.println("Please entry a \"*\", followed by two decimal numbers");
 line = keyIn.readLine();

 star = line.charAt(0);
 line = line.substring(2);


 return star;

 }

 public static short decimalInput() throws IOException {

 empty= line.charAt(0);
 while (empty ==' ')  {

 line = line.substring(1);
 empty = line.charAt(0);

 }

 
 point = line.indexOf(' ', 0);

 if (point != -1) {

 numStar = line.substring(0,point);
 line= line.substring(point+1);
 }

 else numStar = line;

 num= Short.valueOf(numStar).shortValue();

 return num;

 }

 public static void charOutput (char ch)throws IOException {

 
 System.out.print(ch);

 }

 public static void decimalOutput (short decimal)throws IOException {

 System.out.print(decimal);


 }

 }

 //end of class