Java System.out.print vs println: Line Breaks, Formatting and Examples

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Compare Java System.out.print and System.out.println, including automatic line breaks, consecutive output formatting, string concatenation, and runnable console examples.

The Difference Between print and println

The visible difference is simple: println adds a line terminator after its value, while print leaves the cursor on the current line.

System.out.println() writes its value and then ends the line.
System.out.print() writes its value without automatically ending the line.

Using println:

String[] words = {"Welcome", "to", "myBlog"};

for (String word : words) {
    System.out.println(word);
}

Output:

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2
3

Welcome
to
myBlog

Using print with spaces in the output:

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3

for (String word : words) {
    System.out.print(word + " ");
}

Output:

1	Welcome to myBlog

For formatted output, System.out.printf() is often more convenient:

1	System.out.printf("Name: %s, score: %d%n", name, score);

%n emits the platform-appropriate line separator.