How to print color in console using System.out.println?

Question

How can I print color in console? I want to show data in colors when the processor sends data and in different colors when it receives data.

Answer 1

You could do this using ANSI escape sequences. I've actually put together this class in Java for anyone that would like a simple workaround for this. It allows for more than just color codes.

https://gist.github.com/nathan-fiscaletti/9dc252d30b51df7d710a

(Ported from: https://github.com/nathan-fiscaletti/ansi-util)

Example Use:

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

System.out.println(
    sb.raw("Hello, ")
      .underline("John Doe")
      .resetUnderline()
      .raw(". ")
      .raw("This is ")
      .color16(StringBuilder.Color16.FG_RED, "red")
      .raw(".")
);