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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Helper Methods and Conditionals

Florian Janosch
Florian Janosch
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Posted by Florian Janosch
Florian Janosch
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System.out.println

Can anyone explain the "System.out.println" to me in full depth? I have trouble comprehending the fact that "out" seems to be a "variable"(???) of the class "System"

1 Answer

Victor Learned
Victor Learned
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Victor Learned
Victor Learned
6,976 Points

System: this is a final class in java.lang.

out: this is a static member field of the System class and is of type PrintStream. It's access modifiers are public final and it's instantiated during start up and gets mapped with standard output console of the host. This stream is open by itself immediately after it instantiates and ready to accept data.

Println: this is a method of the PrintStream class. Prints the argument passed to the standard console and a newline.

Here's the javadocs link for System: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/System.html