java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException

[rkdesign]

i am new to java
i am entering some data run time. like emp details
problem is char type
if i entered sex = m program will be terminated. exception is java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException.
if i entered sex = male (enter key)
program executed successfully . but problem is i can't entered next command line arguments . program will display result empty values

This is my Program

import java.io.*;
 
class str2
{
    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException
    {
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
 
        System.out.print("Enter Employee ID = ");
        int id = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());        
 
        System.out.print("Enter Genger(M/F) : ");
        char sex = (char)br.read();
        br.readLine().charAt(0);
        br.skip(2);
 
        System.out.print("Enter Employee Name = ");
        String name = br.readLine();
 
        System.out.println("Employee Name = " + name);
        System.out.println("Employee ID = " + id);
        System.out.println("Employee Gender = " + sex);
    }
 
}

[jkmyoung]

Why do you use
br.readLine().charAt(0);
as opposed to just
br.readLine();
??
You aren't doing anything with the character, and are just causing problems for yourself. Also, get rid of the br.skip(2);

===
A better way to get the line would be something like

do{
 String line = readLine()
} while ! line.equals("");
sex = line.charAt(0); // will work because we know line isn't empty.