Print in new line, java

Question

I have following code :

    System.out.println(" | 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9");
    System.out.println("----------------------------");
    System.out.println("");

I use println to create a new line. Is it possible to do the same using \n or \r? I tried to add \n to the second println statment and continue printing with the print method but \n does not create a new line.

any ideas?

Dhar

Call System.out.println(); repeatedly :P – Krakau

I wonder why you have problems to simply write System.out.println("\n)"; The "\n" considers as escape sequence for C/C++/C# and Java aswell. – Pacificism

Answer 1

    String newLine = System.getProperty("line.separator");//This will retrieve line separator dependent on OS.

    System.out.println("line 1" + newLine + "line2");

Apoplexy

Since Java 7 you have System.lineSeparator() docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/… – Huss

is System.out.println(); looked down upon? Doesn't this do the same thing? This is my second day in Java, came to find best practices. – Dosage

it does except that it adds line separator at the end – Apoplexy

Great! This is really useful for me. – Abott

Answer 2

System.out.println("hello"+"\n"+"world");

Skate

Answer 3

Your best shot would be with

String.format("%n")

or

System.out.printf("%n");

It is supposed to print a newline character, depending on the current platform, so it's perfect for the console.

If you are printing to a file, then it depends.

Grandmother

This is far by the best answer since it address the problems discussed: 1. Platform and 2. Java Versions. – Eurythmic

Answer 4

It does create a new line. Try:

System.out.println("---\n###");

Anhydrous

In the past, the Apple Mac requirse lines to be separated by '\r', So its better to write system independent code , check my solution – Apoplexy

He's talking about "new line". Had he requested "new line + carriage return" I'd pointed him to \r\n :) If we're going to be picky, then I'd suggest using a StringBuilder rather than concatenating strings. – Anhydrous

For "line 1" + newLine + "line2" using a StringBuilder explicitly would be counter-productive. The compiler can optimize this by itself. – Westberry

Answer 5

You should use the built in line separator. The advantage is that you don't have to concern what system you code is running on, it will just work.

Since Java 1.7

System.lineSeparator()

Pre Java 1.7

System.getProperty("line.separator")

Pieter

Answer 6

You might try adding \r\n instead of just \n. Depending on your operating system and how you are viewing the output, it might matter.

Floppy

Answer 7

\n creates a new line in Java. Don't use spaces before or after \n.

Example: printing It creates\na new line outputs

It creates
a new line.

Thecla

where does it say that using \n in java will use the correct newline, such as \r\n on Windows? – Mendacious

Answer 8

Since you are on Windows, instead of \n use \r\n (carriage return + line feed).

Hedwighedwiga

Answer 9

//Case1:
System.out.println(" 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9" + "\n" + "----------------------------");

//Case2:
System.out.printf(" 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9" + "\n" + "----------------------------");

//Case3:
System.out.print(" 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9" + "\n" + "----------------------------");

Neoimpressionism

Answer 10

Calling System.out.println(); without any parameter terminates the current line by writing the line separator string.

Terminates the current line by writing the line separator string. The line separator string is defined by the system property line.separator, and is not necessarily a single newline character ('\n') (1).

1. https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/PrintStream.html#println--

Trice

Answer 11

"\n" this is the simple method to separate the continuous String

Brook

Answer 12

System.out.print(values[i] + " ");
//in one number be printed

Clymer

number will be printed in one line like 1 2 3 4 5 for new line we can use \n – Clymer

Does not answer the question. Even worse - attempts to solve a problem unrelated making it only confusing. Moreover - there is no explanation at all! – Eurythmic