return (new ScreenHelper()).getUserInput("Enter a guess: ");

private int boardLength = 0;
private String[] colors = {"r", "g", "l", "y", "p", "b", "w"};
private ArrayList<String> board = new ArrayList<String>();
private ArrayList<String> tempBoard = new ArrayList<String>();

private final int boardLength;
private final String[] colors = {"r", "g", "l", "y", "p", "b", "w"};
private final List<String> board = new ArrayList<String>();
private final List<String> tempBoard = new ArrayList<String>();

public void setPlayerName(String n) {
    playerName = n;
}

public String getPlayerName() {
    return playerName;
}

public class ScreenHelper {

    private ScreenHelper ();

    public static String getUserInput(String prompt) {
        String inputLine = null;
        System.out.print(prompt + " ");
        try {
            BufferedReader is = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
            inputLine = is.readLine();
            if (inputLine.length() == 0 ) return null;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("IOException: " + e);
        }
        return inputLine;
    }
}

public class Console {

    private Console ();

    public static String userInput(String msg) {
        String inputLine = null;
        System.out.print(prompt + " ");
        try {
            BufferedReader is = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
            inputLine = is.readLine();
            if (inputLine.length() == 0 ) return null;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("IOException: " + e);
        }
        return inputLine;
    }

    public static void output(String msg, boolean newline) {
        System.out.print(msg);
        if (newline) {
            System.out.println();
        }
    }
}