Scanner nextFloat() method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025
The nextFloat() method of java.util.Scanner class scans the next token of the input as a Float(). If the translation is successful, the scanner advances past the input that matched. Syntax: 
public float nextFloat()
Parameters: The function does not accepts any parameter. Return Value: This function returns the Float scanned from the input. Exceptions: The function throws three exceptions as described below:
  • InputMismatchException: if the next token does not matches the Float regular expression, or is out of range
  • NoSuchElementException: if input is exhausted
  • IllegalStateException: if this scanner is closed
Below programs illustrate the above function: Program 1: Java 
// Java program to illustrate the
// nextFloat() method of Scanner class in Java
// without parameter

import java.util.*;

public class GFG1 {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
        throws Exception
    {

        String s = "Gfg 9 + 6 = 12.0";

        // create a new scanner
        // with the specified String Object
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s);

        while (scanner.hasNext()) {

            // if the next is a Float,
            // print found and the Float
            if (scanner.hasNextFloat()) {
                System.out.println("Found Float value :"
                                   + scanner.nextFloat());
            }

            // if no float is found,
            // print "Not Found:" and the token
            else {
                System.out.println("Not found Float() value :"
                                   + scanner.next());
            }
        }
        scanner.close();
    }
}
Output: 
Not found Float() value :Gfg
Found Float value :9.0
Not found Float() value :+
Found Float value :6.0
Not found Float() value :=
Found Float value :12.0
Program 2: To demonstrate InputMismatchException Java 
// Java program to illustrate the
// nextFloat() method of Scanner class in Java
// InputMismatchException

import java.util.*;

public class GFG1 {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
        throws Exception
    {

        try {

            String s = "Gfg 9 + 6 = 12.0";

            // create a new scanner
            // with the specified String Object
            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s);

            while (scanner.hasNext()) {

                // if the next is a Float
                // print found and the Float
                // since the value 60 is out of range
                // it throws an exception

                System.out.println("Next Float value :"
                                   + scanner.nextFloat());
            }
            scanner.close();
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e);
        }
    }
}
Output: 
Exception thrown: java.util.InputMismatchException
Program 3: To demonstrate NoSuchElementException Java 
// Java program to illustrate the
// nextFloat() method of Scanner class in Java
// NoSuchElementException

import java.util.*;

public class GFG1 {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
        throws Exception
    {

        try {

            String s = "Gfg";

            // create a new scanner
            // with the specified String Object
            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s);

            // Trying to get the next Float value
            // more times than the scanner
            // Hence it will throw exception
            for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {

                // if the next is a Float,
                // print found and the Float
                if (scanner.hasNextFloat()) {
                    System.out.println("Found Float value :"
                                       + scanner.nextFloat());
                }

                // if no Float is found,
                // print "Not Found:" and the token
                else {
                    System.out.println("Not found Float value :"
                                       + scanner.next());
                }
            }
            scanner.close();
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e);
        }
    }
}
Output: 
Not found Float value :Gfg
Exception thrown: java.util.NoSuchElementException
Program 4: To demonstrate IllegalStateException Java 
// Java program to illustrate the
// nextFloat() method of Scanner class in Java
// IllegalStateException

import java.util.*;

public class GFG1 {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
        throws Exception
    {

        try {

            String s = "Gfg 9 + 6 = 12.0";

            // create a new scanner
            // with the specified String Object
            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s);

            // close the scanner
            scanner.close();
            System.out.println("Scanner Closed");

            System.out.println("Trying to get "
                               + "next Float value");

            while (scanner.hasNext()) {

                // if the next is a Float,
                // print found and the Float
                if (scanner.hasNextFloat()) {
                    System.out.println("Found Float value :"
                                       + scanner.nextFloat());
                }

                // if no Float is found,
                // print "Not Found:" and the token
                else {
                    System.out.println("Not found Float value :"
                                       + scanner.next());
                }
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Exception thrown: " + e);
        }
    }
}
Output: 
Scanner Closed
Trying to get next Float value
Exception thrown: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Scanner closed
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Scanner.html#nextFloat()
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