Clearing screen in Java

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hayri ugur koltuk

Is there no easy and practical way of clearing console screen in java?
 
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Hal Rosser

hayri ugur koltuk said:
Is there no easy and practical way of clearing console screen in java?

String cls = "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n";// (as
many as needed)
//** then...
System.out.print(cls);
 
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Neil Coffey

hayri said:
Is there no easy and practical way of clearing console screen in java?

It depends a bit on what your "console" is.

If it will interpret standard ASCII control codes (such as many
UNIX terminals), you can do:

System.out.print((char) 12);

Neil
 

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