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Java

Posted by Yadira Valadez
Yadira Valadez
307 Points

I see that here we import java.io.Console, is this something that is often used in industry? why not System.out.println?

I seen this variation System.out.println() for printing statements is there are reason that here we use Console.printf?

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hey Yadira,

do you need more information ???

Grigorij

1 Answer

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points
Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
10,365 Points

Hi Yadira,

in the course we are creating a console programm, where the user types the input into a console. So it is good to use the Console class methods like printf for this purpose.

I read in Stack Overflow that it is very difficult and not necessary to run Console class applications on an IDE like Eclipse etc. If you are using an IDE for building a programm, it is better to use the Scanner class for storing input from the user.

But it is a good practise to use System.out.println() in console applications and in an IDE for printing text.

Let me know if you need more informations

Grigorij