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Erick Torres
Courses Plus Student 41 PointsWhy do you use the console.printf() instead of System.out.println();?
Why do you use the console.printf() instead of System.out.println();?
1 Answer
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 PointsHi Erik,
printf prints a string with optional format specfifiers so you can format how the string will. If for example you wanted to add a new line at the end of your string you would do
Why do you use the console.printf("Enter your name: %n");
So %n would add a new line.
But with System.out.println() the new line comes by default and you don't add a format specifier.
You can Google your question for more information on the difference between the 2 methods. Here's a good link I found. https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-println-and-printf-in-Java :-)
Erick Torres
Courses Plus Student 41 PointsErick Torres
Courses Plus Student 41 PointsWhy does the course use console instead of system.out then? Is console more standard and widely use?
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 PointsJonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 PointsAs far as I'm aware it's personal preference, or to put it another way what is best for use in your project. If you just want to display a message you might prefer to use use println();
They're each standard Java methods and as far as I;m aware neither are deprecated