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Java Java Objects (Retired) Creating the MVP Current Progress

Alan Mattingly
Alan Mattingly
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Posted by Alan Mattingly
Alan Mattingly
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Creating an instance of the Console class

We have learned that, to create a new instance of the PezDispenser class, we write: pezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser();

And, to create a new instance of the Game class, we write: Game game = new Game("treehouse");

But it seems that, to create a new instance of the Console class, we write: Console console = System.console();

To create a new instance of the Console class, why don't we write: Console console = new Console(); ??

1 Answer

Geovanie Alvarez
Geovanie Alvarez
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Geovanie Alvarez
Geovanie Alvarez
21,500 Points

Take from docs.oracle.com

Methods to access the character-based console device, if any, associated with the current Java virtual machine. Whether a virtual machine has a console is dependent upon the underlying platform and also upon the manner in which the virtual machine is invoked. If the virtual machine is started from an interactive command line without redirecting the standard input and output streams then its console will exist and will typically be connected to the keyboard and display from which the virtual machine was launched. If the virtual machine is started automatically, for example by a background job scheduler, then it will typically not have a console.

If this virtual machine has a console then it is represented by a unique instance of this class which can be obtained by invoking the System.console() method. If no console device is available then an invocation of that method will return null.