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cant you use readLine(); ??

for example you do this
static BufferedReader keyboard = BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
String name;
name = keyboard.readLine();

is that what your looking for? remember keyboard could be anything you specify it to be and so can name. dont have to use those names

or do this:
string letterGrade = "F";
System.out.println(letterGrade.charAt(grade));

hope this helps