print vs println in Java

print() and println() are the methods of System.out class in Java which are used to print the output on the console. The major difference between these two is that print() method will print the output on the same line while println() method will print the output on a new line.

• println() method can be called without arguments. Calling without arguments will prints a blank line and move the cursor to the next line.
• print() method will only work with arguments else it will give a syntax error.

Example:

// Java program to show the difference between
// print() and println() method
import java.io.*;

class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // using print method
        System.out.print("Hello");

        // using println method
        System.out.println(" Geeks!");

        // using print method
        System.out.print("How are you?");

        // using println method
        System.out.println(" I'm fine.");
    }
}

Hello Geeks!
How are you? I'm fine.

print() Method

print() method in Java is used to display a text on the console. This text is passed as the parameter to this method in the form of String. This method prints the text on the console and the cursor remains at the end of the text at the console. The next printing takes place from just here.

• void print(boolean b) - Prints a boolean value.
• void print(char c) - Prints a character.
• void print(char[] s) - Prints an array of characters.
• void print(double d) - Prints a double-precision floating-point number.
• void print(float f) - Prints a floating-point number.
• void print(int i) - Prints an integer.
• void print(long l) - Prints a long integer.
• void print(Object obj) - Prints an object.
• void print(String s) - Prints a string.

Example: 

// Java program to show the
// use of print method
import java.io.*;

class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // The cursor will remain
        // just after the 1
        System.out.print("GfG1");

        // This will be printed
        // just after the GfG2
        System.out.print("Gf2");
    }
}

GfG1GfG2

println() Method

println() method in Java is also used to display a text on the console. This text is passed as the parameter to this method in the form of String. This method prints the text on the console and the cursor remains at the start of the next line at the console. The next printing takes place from next line.

• void println() - Terminates the current line by writing the line separator string.
• void println(boolean x) - Prints a boolean and then terminate the line.
• void println(char x) - Prints a character and then terminate the line.
• void println(char[] x) - Prints an array of characters and then terminate the line.
• void println(double x) - Prints a double and then terminate the line.
• void println(float x) - Prints a float and then terminate the line.
• void println(int x) - Prints an integer and then terminate the line.
• void println(long x) - Prints a long and then terminate the line.
• void println(Object x) - Prints an Object and then terminate the line.
• void println(String x) - Prints a String and then terminate the line.

Example: 

// Java program to show the
// use of println method
import java.io.*;

class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // The cursor will after GFG1
        // will at the start
        // of the next line
        System.out.println("GfG1");

        // This will be printed at the
        // start of the next line
        System.out.println("GfG2");
    }
}

GfG1
GfG2