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Class java.io.PrintStream

Object
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   +----OutputStream
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           +----FilterOutputStream
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                   +----java.io.PrintStream

public class PrintStream

extends FilterOutputStream

If automatic flushing is enabled at creation time, then the stream will be flushed each time a line is terminated or a newline character is written.

Methods in this class never throw I/O exceptions. Client code may inquire as to whether any errors have occurred by invoking the checkError method.

Note: This class is provided primarily for use in debugging, and for compatibility with existing code; new code should use the PrintWriter class.

Version:

1.11, 07/01/98

Author:

Frank Yellin, Mark Reinhold

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

PrintWriter

java.io.PrintStream(OutputStream)

Create a new print stream.

java.io.PrintStream(OutputStream, boolean)

Create a new PrintStream.

checkError()

Flush the stream and check its error state.

close()

Close the stream.

flush()

Flush the stream.

print(boolean)

Print a boolean value.

print(char)

Print a character.

print(int)

Print an integer.

print(long)

Print a long integer.

print(float)

Print a floating-point number.

print(double)

Print a double-precision floating-point number.

print(char[])

Print an array of characters.

print(String)

Print a string.

print(Object)

Print an object.

println()

Finish the current line by writing a line separator.

println(boolean)

Print a boolean, and then finish the line.

println(char)

Print a character, and then finish the line.

println(int)

Print an integer, and then finish the line.

println(long)

Print a long, and then finish the line.

println(float)

Print a float, and then finish the line.

println(double)

Print a double, and then finish the line.

println(char[])

Print an array of characters, and then finish the line.

println(String)

Print a String, and then finish the line.

println(Object)

Print an Object, and then finish the line.

setError()

Indicate that an error has occurred.

write(int)

Write a byte, blocking if necessary.

write(byte[], int, int)

Write a portion of a byte array, blocking if necessary.

public PrintStream(OutputStream out)

Note: PrintStream() is deprecated. As of JDK 1.1, the preferred way to print text is via the PrintWriter class. Consider replacing code of the
form   PrintStream p = new PrintStream(out);
with   PrintWriter p = new PrintWriter(out);

Create a new print stream.

Parameters:

out - The output stream to which values and objects will be printed

See Also:

PrintWriter(java.io.OutputStream)

public PrintStream(OutputStream out,
                   boolean autoFlush)

Note: PrintStream() is deprecated. As of JDK 1.1, the preferred way to print text is via the PrintWriter class. Consider replacing code of the
form   PrintStream p = new PrintStream(out, autoFlush);
with   PrintWriter p = new PrintWriter(out, autoFlush);

Create a new PrintStream.

Parameters:

out - The output stream to which values and objects will be printed

autoFlush - A boolean; if true, the output buffer will be flushed whenever a line is terminated or a newline character ('\n') is written

See Also:

PrintWriter(java.io.OutputStream, boolean)

public boolean checkError()

Flush the stream and check its error state. Errors are cumulative; once the stream encounters an error, this routine will continue to return true on all successive calls.

Returns:

True if the print stream has encountered an error, either on the underlying output stream or during a format conversion, otherwise false.

public void close()

Close the stream. This is done by flushing the stream and then closing the underlying output stream.

Overrides:

close in class FilterOutputStream

See Also:

close()

public void flush()

Flush the stream. This is done by writing any buffered output bytes to the underlying output stream and then flushing that stream.

Overrides:

flush in class FilterOutputStream

See Also:

flush()

public void print(boolean b)

Print a boolean value. If the given value is true, then the string "true" is written to the underlying output stream; otherwise, the string "false" is written.

Parameters:

b - The boolean to be printed

public void print(char c)

Print a character. The character is translated into one or more bytes according to the platform's default character encoding.

Parameters:

c - The char to be printed

public void print(int i)

Print an integer. The string printed is the same as that returned by the toString method of the Integer class when invoked on the given int value.

Parameters:

i - The int to be printed

See Also:

toString(int)

public void print(long l)

Print a long integer. The string printed is the same as that returned by the toString method of the Long class when invoked on the given long value.

Parameters:

l - The long to be printed

See Also:

toString(long)

public void print(float f)

Print a floating-point number. The string printed is the same as that returned by the toString method of the Float class when invoked on the given float value.

Parameters:

f - The float to be printed

See Also:

toString(float)

public void print(double d)

Print a double-precision floating-point number. The string printed is the same as that returned by the toString method of the Double class when invoked on the given double value.

Parameters:

d - The double to be printed

See Also:

toString(double)

public void print(char s)

Print an array of characters. The characters are converted into bytes according to the platform's default character encoding.

Parameters:

s - The array of chars to be printed

public void print(String s)

Print a string. If the argument is null, the string "null" is written to the underlying output stream. Otherwise, the string's characters are converted into bytes according to the platform's default character encoding.

Parameters:

s - The String to be printed

public void print(Object obj)

Print an object. The string printed is the same as that returned by the given object's toString method.

Parameters:

obj - The Object to be printed

See Also:

toString()

public void println()

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

public void println(boolean x)

Print a boolean, and then finish the line.

See Also:

print(boolean)

public void println(char x)

Print a character, and then finish the line.

See Also:

print(char)

public void println(int x)

Print an integer, and then finish the line.

See Also:

print(int)

public void println(long x)

Print a long, and then finish the line.

See Also:

print(long)

public void println(float x)

Print a float, and then finish the line.

See Also:

print(float)

public void println(double x)

Print a double, and then finish the line.

See Also:

print(double)

public void println(char x)

Print an array of characters, and then finish the line.

See Also:

print(char[])

public void println(String x)

Print a String, and then finish the line.

See Also:

print(String)

public void println(Object x)

Print an Object, and then finish the line.

See Also:

print(Object)

protected void setError()

Indicate that an error has occurred.

public void write(int b)

Write a byte, blocking if necessary. If the character is a newline and automatic flushing is enabled, the stream's flush method will be called.

Note that the byte is written as given; to write a character that will be translated according to the platform's default character encoding, use the print(char) or println(char) methods.

Parameters:

b - The byte to be written

Overrides:

write in class FilterOutputStream

See Also:

print(char), println(char)

public void write(byte buf,
                  int off,
                  int len)

Write a portion of a byte array, blocking if necessary.

Parameters:

buf - A byte array

off - Offset from which to start taking bytes

len - Number of bytes to write

Overrides:

write in class FilterOutputStream

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