java.io

Class Console

java.lang.Object

java.io.Console

All Implemented Interfaces:

Flushable

public final class Console
extends java.lang.Object
implements Flushable

Since:

1.6

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Console	console()
void	flush() Flushes the stream represented by this class, so that any buffered data is written to the stream.
Console	format(java.lang.String fmt, java.lang.Object... args)
Console	printf(java.lang.String fmt, java.lang.Object... args)
Reader	reader()
java.lang.String	readLine()
java.lang.String	readLine(java.lang.String fmt, java.lang.Object... args)
char[]	readPassword()
char[]	readPassword(java.lang.String fmt, java.lang.Object... args)
PrintWriter	writer()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

console

public static Console console()

writer

public PrintWriter writer()

reader

public Reader reader()

format

public Console format(java.lang.String fmt,
             java.lang.Object... args)

printf

public Console printf(java.lang.String fmt,
             java.lang.Object... args)

readLine

public java.lang.String readLine(java.lang.String fmt,
                        java.lang.Object... args)

readLine

public java.lang.String readLine()

readPassword

public char[] readPassword(java.lang.String fmt,
                  java.lang.Object... args)

readPassword

public char[] readPassword()

flush

public void flush()
           throws IOException

Description copied from interface: Flushable

Flushes the stream represented by this class, so that any buffered data is written to the stream.

Specified by:

flush in interface Flushable

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs in flushing.