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Java

Mark Chang
Mark Chang
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Posted by Mark Chang
Mark Chang
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Java console and System

What different between console.printf(); and System.out.println();

  1. What different between Console console = System.console(); and Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
Brandon Khan
Brandon Khan
21,619 Points
Brandon Khan
Brandon Khan
21,619 Points

The scanner is a class in java.util package used for obtaining the input of the primitive types https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Scanner.html console object gives you a way to interact with the console or terminal from where you ran the program. For example, taking input or printing to the screen

they both accept input but in different ways.

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