code: public static String getString(final String msg, final String defaultVal) {
          String s = getString(msg + "(default:" + defaultVal + "):");
          if (StringUtils.isBlank(s)) {
              s = defaultVal;
          }
  
          return s;
      }
docs: Gets a String from the System.in
  
  @param msg
  for the command line
  @return String as entered by the user of the console app