Console.readLine() now throws EOFException inst...

Console.readLine() now throws EOFException instead of returning null.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/library/scala/Console.scala b/src/library/scala/Console.scala
index 519fab403d..204d7d7c35 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/Console.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/Console.scala
@@ -186,12 +186,16 @@ object Console {
       out.printf(text, args.asInstanceOf[scala.runtime.BoxedObjectArray].
                             unbox(args.getClass).asInstanceOf[Array[Object]])
 
-  /** Read a full line from the terminal.  Returns null if the end of the
+  /** Read a full line from the terminal.  Throws EOFException if the end of the
    * input stream has been reached.
    *
-   *  @return the string read from the terminal.
+   * @return the string read from the terminal.
+   * @throws java.io.EOFException
    */
-  def readLine(): String = in.readLine()
+  def readLine(): String = {
+      val s = in.readLine()
+      if (s == null) throw new java.io.EOFException("Console has reached end of input") else s
+  }
 
   /** Print a formatted text and read a full line from the terminal.
    * Returns null if the end of the input stream has been reached.