2.4. Displaying Text with printf

Java SE 5.0 added the System.out.printf method for displaying formatted data—the f in the name printf stands for “formatted.” Figure 2.6 outputs the strings "Welcome to" and "Java Programming!" with System.out.printf.

Figure 2.6. Displaying multiple lines with method System.out.printf.
 1 // Fig. 2.6: Welcome4.java
 2 // Printing multiple lines in a dialog box.
 3
 4 public class Welcome4
 5 {
 6    // main method begins execution of Java application
 7    public static void main( String args[] )
 8    {
 9       System.out.printf( "%s\n%s\n",         
10          "Welcome to", "Java Programming!" );
11
12    } // end method main
13
14 } // end class Welcome4
Welcome to
Java Programming!

Lines 9–10

System.out.printf( "%s\n%s\n",
   "Welcome to", "Java ...

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