Package stdlib

Class Out

java.lang.Object
stdlib.Out
public class Out extends Object
This class provides methods for writing strings and numbers to various output streams, including standard output, file, and sockets.

For additional documentation, see Section 3.1 of Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne.

Author:
Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Out()
    Initializes an output stream from standard output.
    Out(String filename)
    Initializes an output stream from a file.
    Out(Socket socket)
    Initializes an output stream from a socket.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    close()
    Closes the output stream.
    static void
    main(String[] args)
    A test client.
    void
    print()
    Flushes this output stream.
    void
    print(boolean x)
    Prints a boolean to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
    void
    print(byte x)
    Prints a byte to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
    void
    print(char x)
    Prints a character to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
    void
    print(double x)
    Prints a double to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
    void
    print(float x)
    Prints a float to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
    void
    print(int x)
    Prints an integer to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
    void
    print(long x)
    Prints a long integer to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
    void
    print(Object x)
    Prints an object to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
    void
    printf(String format, Object... args)
    Prints a formatted string to this output stream, using the specified format string and arguments, and then flushes this output stream.
    void
    printf(Locale locale, String format, Object... args)
    Prints a formatted string to this output stream, using the specified locale, format string, and arguments, and then flushes this output stream.
    void
    println()
    Terminates the current line by printing the line-separator string.
    void
    println(boolean x)
    Prints a boolean to this output stream and then terminates the line.
    void
    println(byte x)
    Prints a byte to this output stream and then terminates the line.
    void
    println(char x)
    Prints a character to this output stream and then terminates the line.
    void
    println(double x)
    Prints a double to this output stream and then terminates the line.
    void
    println(float x)
    Prints a float to this output stream and then terminates the line.
    void
    println(int x)
    Prints an integer to this output stream and then terminates the line.
    void
    println(long x)
    Prints a long to this output stream and then terminates the line.
    void
    println(Object x)
    Prints an object to this output stream and then terminates the line.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Constructor Details

    • Out

      public Out()
      Initializes an output stream from standard output.

    • Out

      public Out(Socket socket)
      Initializes an output stream from a socket.
      Parameters:
      socket - the socket

    • Out

      public Out(String filename)
      Initializes an output stream from a file.
      Parameters:
      filename - the name of the file

  • Method Details

    • close

      public void close()
      Closes the output stream.

    • println

      public void println()
      Terminates the current line by printing the line-separator string.

    • println

      public void println(Object x)
      Prints an object to this output stream and then terminates the line.
      Parameters:
      x - the object to print

    • println

      public void println(boolean x)
      Prints a boolean to this output stream and then terminates the line.
      Parameters:
      x - the boolean to print

    • println

      public void println(char x)
      Prints a character to this output stream and then terminates the line.
      Parameters:
      x - the character to print

    • println

      public void println(double x)
      Prints a double to this output stream and then terminates the line.
      Parameters:
      x - the double to print

    • println

      public void println(float x)
      Prints a float to this output stream and then terminates the line.
      Parameters:
      x - the float to print

    • println

      public void println(int x)
      Prints an integer to this output stream and then terminates the line.
      Parameters:
      x - the integer to print

    • println

      public void println(long x)
      Prints a long to this output stream and then terminates the line.
      Parameters:
      x - the long to print

    • println

      public void println(byte x)
      Prints a byte to this output stream and then terminates the line.

      To write binary data, see BinaryOut.

      Parameters:
      x - the byte to print

    • print

      public void print()
      Flushes this output stream.

    • print

      public void print(Object x)
      Prints an object to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      x - the object to print

    • print

      public void print(boolean x)
      Prints a boolean to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      x - the boolean to print

    • print

      public void print(char x)
      Prints a character to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      x - the character to print

    • print

      public void print(double x)
      Prints a double to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      x - the double to print

    • print

      public void print(float x)
      Prints a float to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      x - the float to print

    • print

      public void print(int x)
      Prints an integer to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      x - the integer to print

    • print

      public void print(long x)
      Prints a long integer to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      x - the long integer to print

    • print

      public void print(byte x)
      Prints a byte to this output stream and flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      x - the byte to print

    • printf

      public void printf(String format, Object... args)
      Prints a formatted string to this output stream, using the specified format string and arguments, and then flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      format - the format string
      args - the arguments accompanying the format string

    • printf

      public void printf(Locale locale, String format, Object... args)
      Prints a formatted string to this output stream, using the specified locale, format string, and arguments, and then flushes this output stream.
      Parameters:
      locale - the locale
      format - the format string
      args - the arguments accompanying the format string

    • main

      public static void main(String[] args)
      A test client.
      Parameters:
      args - the command-line arguments