Why can't I import static java.lang.System.out.println?

Question

It seems strange that I can\'t import static java.lang.System.out.println, when I can import static java.lang.Math.abs. Is there some reason behind this or am I doing somet

Answer 1

Combine printf and println

public static void println(Object format, Object... args) {
    System.out.printf(format.toString(), args);
    System.out.println();
}

@Test
public void testPrintln(){
    println(100);
    println("abc");
    println(new Date());
    println("%s=%d","abc",100);
}

output

100
abc
Wed Nov 01 22:24:20 CST 2017
abc=100

Answer 2

Peter's answer seems to be the best work around. But without arguments the use cases are a bit limited.

static<T> void println(T arg) { System.out.println(arg); }

Answer 3

Because java.lang.System.out is a static object (a PrintStream) on which you call println.

Though in eclipse you can type sysout and then press ctrl-space to have it expanded to System.out.println();

Answer 4

Note:import static only works on a static field or a static method of a class.

You can't import static java.lang.System.out.println, because println method is not a static method of any class(out is not even a class,it is an instance of PrintStream).

You can import static java.lang.Math.abs, because abs method is a static method of Class Math.

My suggestion is that since out is a static field of System(which is a class), you can import static java.lang.System.out, and then in your code you can use out.println instead of System.out.println for short.

Answer 5

Math is a class, on which abs is a static method. System.out is a static field rather than a class. So its println method isn't actually a static method, but an instance method on a static field.

Answer 6

Non-static methods cannot be imported that way.

However, you can do this:

public static void println() {
    System.out.println();
}

// elsewhere
println();     // can be inlined