ReadBytes.java

// Add characters from stdin to an array
import java.io.IOException;

class ReadBytes {
 public static void main (String[] args)
 throws IOException {
 // WARNING: InputStream requires a byte array!
 byte[] array = new byte[10];

 // prompt user for some characters to enter
 System.out.print("Write some characters: ");
 System.in.read(array);
 System.out.print("The array fit: ");
 for (byte b: array)
 // cast to char mandatory - otherwise symbol ordinals are printed!
 System.out.print((char) b);
 System.out.println();
 }
}