1. Unit 1: Intro
Lesson 4: Output

2. Output Methods
Output methods allow the program to display information such as text, symbols, numbers, the result of calculations or the value of variables
Most often Output is used to ask to the user for certain information, or to display a result
Output Method 1: System.out.print(“ “);
Output Method 1: System.out.println(“ “);
Output Method 2: JOptionPane.showOutputDialog(“ “);

3. Print Simple Consecutive print statements display on the same line
Can only be used in an IDE or the Command Line

4. Print Line
Simple
Consecutive print statements display on separate lines
Can only be used in an IDE or the Command Line

5. JOptionPane.showOutputDialog(“ “);
Slightly more complicated
Works outside of the IDE or Command Line
User – friendly interface
Displays a popup window with the output dialog

6. Use of Print
Create an initialized variable of any data type to display its value (Optional)
Create an output statement
System.out.print(“How about some input?”);
int myVariable = 100;
System.out.print(myVariable);
String myVariable = (“Hello there!!!”);

7. Use of Print Line
Create an initialized variable of any data type to display its value (Optional)
Create an output statement
System.out.println(“How about some input?”);
int myVariable = 100; (Optional)
System.out.println(myVariable);
String myVariable = (“Hello there!!!”); (Optional)

8. Use of JOptionPane Output
Import statement
Create an initialized variable of any data type to display its value (Optional)
Create an output statement
Import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
JOptionPane.showOutputDialog(“You don’t need a variable for me”);
int myVariable = 100; (Optional)
JOptionPane.showOutputDialog(myVariable);
String myVariable = (“Hello there!!!”); (Optional)