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Britni Alexander
10,888 PointsWhat is the different between using console vs. System.out?
I was taught using System.out. I've never seen console. What is the difference in these 2? How do their applications differ?
2 Answers
Craig Dennis
Treehouse TeacherHi Britni,
java.io.Console was introduced in Java 6 and it was made to assist in simplification of common input output tasks.
In future courses I introduce System.out and System.in but I wanted to make sure what was happening with them was understood, before talking about static members.
Some IDEs have trouble using System.console, which might be why you haven't seen it, but it is the recommended way to write Console (Command line) Applications.
That help clear things up?
Britni Alexander
10,888 PointsYes it does! Thank you. This is a great refresher so far and it's nice picking up little things like this that I hadn't seen before.