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Question

So, why does this use print in instead of log? If it just needs to go to console why wouldn’t you use console.log (variable/“text”)

Answer 1

Hi, to clarify, Java and JavaScript are not the same language. And different methods have different purposes. You mentioned 'print in,' but that's actually 'println,' which is short for 'print line.'

'println' is called that because it prints its characters followed by a newline character (\n), which moves the cursor to the start of the next line after printing.

If you don't need to move to the next line, you can just use 'print.'

'console.log()' is not a Java method; it's a built-in function in JavaScript used to print messages to the browser's console. Used for troubleshooting with (developer tools).

Both Java and JavaScript can print to a console, but the people who created the languages had different ideas. In Java, the goal is to output from the system, write text on a line, and then move to the next line. System.out.println()

JavaScript, on the other hand, says, 'That's overthinking! Just log to the console. console.log()

Answer 2

if device has console Java also can use it as
System.console()
.printf("%s", "Console ok");
but it is not frequently used

Answer 3

This is a good read for The Console: System.out

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/java-io/1565924851/ch01s06.html#:~:text=The%20console%20is%20the%20default,shell%20window%20(Figure%201.2).

Answer 4

https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/3295902/?ref=app