2.2 Formatting Text

Chapter Table of Contents

Section Table of Contents

Newline and Tab

public class FormattingText {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String firstName = "Jyoti";
        String lastName = "Rani";
        System.out.println(
            "First name: " + firstName + "\nLast name: " + lastName
        );
    }
}

Newline example. The "\n" is computer-speak for "new line." What do you think will be printed out this time?

First name: Jyoti
Last Name: Rani

public class BallDrop {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("Hello world!");
        System.out.println(
            "The ball dropped \n\t down \n\t\t down \n\t\t\t down"
        );
    }
}

Tab character example. The "\t" is computer-speak for "tab." What do you think will be printed?

Hello world!
   The ball dropped
        down
            down
                down

1. The newline character

2. The tab character

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