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.Strin gIndexOutOfBoun dsException.
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().c harAt(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.