Question

Just started using Java (for Android, if that matters) and all I want is a write to the Console at runtime. In AS3 it would be trace(), in c# it would be Console.Write()…what is it in Java?

I think this question is so basic/simple that I am having a hard time phrasing my question to Google; Stackoverflow to the rescue! 🙂

Answer 1

System.out.print –> This will print without a final newline-character
System.out.println –> This will print with a newline-character, but is the same as the above
System.out.printf –> This will accept format-specfiers, where the first argument is the mask and the other arguments are replacements.

http://sharkysoft.com/archive/printf/docs/javadocs/lava/clib/stdio/doc-files/specification.htm

This will work when you are doing “Android Java”, if you use Eclipse it will be shown in LogCat

Log.d/w/e… –> Android

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/util/Log.html