System.out.println() statement in Java

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Hi All, What are the meanings of System,out,println in System.out.println() statement in Java?

Aarti · Answer

Hi Amitabh Following is the description of each word in the statement. out is an object PrintStream class defined in System class. out is declared as public, static and final. println() is a method of PrintStream class. The println() method is called with out object. The out object is called with System class. To say simple, println() is a method of PrintStream class. out is an object of PrintStream class defined in System class. So, we are calling println() with out object and out object with System class Thanks.

Prabhu Raja · Answer

Hi, The out is a static member in the System class, being an instance of PrintStream . And println is a normal (overloaded) method of the PrintStream class. For more Reference : Click Here

Javeed M Shaikh · Answer

Hi Amitabh, Basically it prints the line outline on the console and this is the same as Console.WriteLine in C#, you can find out more about this in the following article. http://luckytoilet.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/how-system-out-println-really-works/ Please do not forget to mark "Accepted Answer".

System.out.println() statement in Java

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