Print multiple lines output in java without using a new line character

Question

this is one of the interview question. I am supposed to print multiple lines of output on command line, without using the newline(\\n) character in java. I trie

Answer 1

Ok, now I think I understand your question. What about this?

println(String.format("%d%n%d%n%d%n%d%n%d%n", 1, 2, 3, 4, 5));

Answer 2

One way is this: Platform Independent

final String EOL = System.getProperty("line.separator");
System.out.println('1' + EOL + '2' + EOL + '3' + EOL + '4' + EOL + '5');

This is Platform Dependent

char eol = (char) 13;
System.out.println("" + '1' + eol + '2' + eol + '3' + eol + '4');

Answer 3

ANSI terminal escape codes can do the trick.

Aside: Since System.out is a PrintStream, it may not be able to support the escape codes.

However, you can define your own println(msg) function, and make one call to that. Might be cheating, but unless they explicitly say System.out.println, you're golden (hell, even if they do, you can define your own object named System in the local scope using a class defined outside your function, give it a field out with a function println(msg) and you're still scot-free).