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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Introduction to Your Tools

Ezekiel dela Peña
Ezekiel dela Peña
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Posted by Ezekiel dela Peña
Ezekiel dela Peña
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Question about Java here and Java in Eclipse/Netbeans

Is System.out.print(""); &&
Console console = System.console();

console.printf("");

the same?

2 Answers

Rob Bridges
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Rob Bridges
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Rob Bridges
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Rob Bridges
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Hey Ezekiel,

Hey Ezekiel, System.out.printf() is a valid method to call on System, and is very similar to Console.printf()

Console's can be kind of difficult to set up in an IDE like Netbeans or Eclipse, because it sees the value as null as always there are workarounds to make it work, but it's more work, and we want to get the same result for the least amount of work, so generally you use the System.out.printf()

Which works perfectly fine.

Thanks, let me know if this helps.

ISAIAH S
ISAIAH S
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ISAIAH S
ISAIAH S
1,409 Points

No, they're not. 

String hello = "Hello";
System.out.printf(hello + " World!");

would be the same as:

Console console = System.console();
String hello = "Hello";
console.printf("%s World!", hello);

so you can't use %s in System.out.