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The greeting code in Java

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Dear all
Hi

I'm a C++ programmer and I started to learn Java. After famous "Hello
World"
program, the obvious code is "Say hello to specific people". Program
asked
user's name, then print a greeting message. The C++ code is:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
Using std::cin;	using std::cout;	using std::string;
int main()
{
  // ask for the person's name
  std::cout << "Please enter your first name: ";
  std::string name;	// define name
  std::cin >> name;	// read into name
  // write a greeting
  std::cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << std::endl;

  return 0;
}
I tried to write the simplest code in Java and I ended up with the
following:

package Greeting;
import java.io.*;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        System.out.print("Please enter your first name: ");
        String name = new String();
        Reader r = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
        for (char ch; (ch = (char)(r.read())) != '\n'; name += ch) {}
        System.out.println("Hello, " + name);
    }
}

What are the problems of my code and how can I write
a better one. Please throw some light.

TIA,
  -- Saeed Amrollahi

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The greeting code in Java Saeed Amrollahi <amrollahi.saeed@gmail.com> - 2011-06-19 06:05 -0700
  Re: The greeting code in Java rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2011-06-19 17:36 +0100
    Re: The greeting code in Java Saeed Amrollahi <amrollahi.saeed@gmail.com> - 2011-06-19 12:15 -0700
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