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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings and Variables

Posted by Abhishek Sen
Abhishek Sen
37 Points

Print the statement on your output screen

why cant we use println instead of printf used by Craig Dennis in his video?

1 Answer

Rob Bridges
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Rob Bridges
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Rob Bridges
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Hey Abhishek,

Though both ways are good methods to print something out, Craig wants to be sure to make people aware of the printf method, as it definitely makes the code look cleaner and more readable than concatenating variables into a println statement.

Though both work for a simple sentence, when it comes time to pass in variables.

console.printf("my name is %s, and I am %d years old", firstName, age);

Looks cleaner than

console.println("my name is " + firstName + " and I am " + age + " years old");

Thanks. Give me a shout if this doesn't clear it up.