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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Strings and Variables

Posted by Urooba Urooba
Urooba Urooba
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what does this line exactly does Console console=system.console();

what does system.console exactly does in this statement

1 Answer

Derek Markman
Derek Markman
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Derek Markman
Derek Markman
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Simply put, it means that you're creating a new Console object named "console".

EDIT: Sorry, I was responding to the title of this thread without actually reading what you wrote.

In the line: Console console = System.console();

On the left hand side, you're creating a new Console object and naming it "console".

On the right side you're assigning that Console object to the System class, which is a built-in java class that can be used for giving output and getting input.

From the System class you can call the inherited console() method, which "Returns the unique Console object associated with the current Java virtual machine, if any".

Also, just for a bit of further clarification. The System class is a built in java class that can be found in the java.lang package.

SOURCES: Java 8 System docs, where you can find more in depth information on the System class as well as the methods available to you from said class. https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/System.html