FULL PRODUCT VERSION :


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
If I have a few lines of code to input three characters as such:

char a=(char)br.read();
char b=(char)br.read();
char c=(char)br.read();
System.out.println(a+b+c)

in a main function, in the class etc, upon running the program, I am only allowed to enter a and b after which the line of code to enter c seems to "skipped" and the lines of code after that are executed, that is, a annd b are prined, followed by ' ' being printed, that is, the default value of c.

Basically, the issue seems to be like, if I write the code to enter 5 characters, I can enter only 4 and so on.


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Have an extra 'empty' character besides the no. of characters you want.