// GetUserInput.java

// Object: write a program that asks for user input, and 
// waits a prescribed number of seconds. If the user doesn't
// respond in time, the program continues anyway.
// By Kip Irvine
// Updated 9/7/03

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

class StringInputThread extends Thread 
{
	// this daemon thread starts itself as soon as it is constructed
	public StringInputThread( String msg )
	{
		message = msg;
		inputString = "";
		setDaemon( true );
     	start( );
	}	

	public void run( )
	{
		System.out.print("You have 5 seconds to enter your name: ");
		try {
			inputString = input.readLine( );
		}
		catch( IOException e ) { }	
  	} 
  	
  	public String getInputValue( )
  	{
  		return inputString;
  	}	
  	
	BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
	private String inputString;
	private String message;
}

class ThreadDemo 
{
	public static void main( String[] args ) 
	{
		StringInputThread getName = new StringInputThread ( "Enter your name" );
     	try {
 			getName.join( 5000 );		// wait for getName to finish
 			getName.interrupt( );		// time's up--interrrupt it
 		}
 		catch( InterruptedException e )
 		{  }	
 		
 		String theName = getName.getInputValue( );
 		if( theName.length( ) == 0 )
 			System.out.println( "\nToo late!" );
 		else
 			System.out.println( "Hello, " + theName );
 	 			
 	}

}