Question

Look at this simple Hello World program

public class Test
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.print("Hello");
System.out.println("World");
}
}

So, it will print this:
HelloWorld
I don't understand why it wont print
Hello
World
because "World" has println and not print...someone kindly explain

Answer 1

Hello Mokeira.

Answer 2

hello @woodrow73

Answer 3

Let me explain the difference between the print and println methods.

First, I'll follow the logic of your main method body;
System.out.print("Hello"); //this prints Hello in the console
System.out.println("World"); //this prints World on the same line,
//however, after the println is sent to the console, the invisible cursor is sent to the next line

So println will print on whatever line the cursor is currently on, and after it prints, the cursor will be sent to the next line. I'll show you some examples of this in play:

System.out.println("Hello"); //prints hello to the line, then cursor gets sent
//down one line
System.out.print("World"); //Cursor is on the line below hello, and now "world"
//is printed.

Another example to see their logic in play:

System.out.print("Hello, ");
System.out.print("I display next to hello. ");
System.out.println("I display on the same line, and am the last to display on this line");

System.out.println("I am on the 2nd line. after this prints, " +
"the cursor is sent to the line below this one.");
System.out.print("I'm on the bottom.");

Console will output the following:
Hello, I display next to hello. I display on the same line....ect
I am on the 2nd line. after this prints, the cursor will be sent below
I'm on the bottom.

Answer 4

make sense?

Answer 5

totally! Thanks @woodrow73 i like how you choose to look at t so

Answer 6

Makes it so simple to understand

Answer 7

Thanks, mokeira.