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Java Console flush() Method with Example

Console Class flush() method: Here, we are going to learn about the flush() method of Console Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on March 31, 2020

Console Class flush() method

• flush() method is available in java.io package.
• flush() method is used to flush this Console and ready for any output to be printed immediately.
• flush() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object only and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• flush() method does not throw an exception at the time of flushing the stream.

Syntax:

    public void flush();

Parameter(s):

• It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of the method is void, it returns nothing.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of void flush() method of Console

import java.io.*;

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

  try {
   // Instantiates Console
   Console con = System.console();

   // By using readLine() method isto read
   // the input from console
   String website = con.readLine("Enter website : ");

   // Display website name
   System.out.println(" Website name is: " + website);

   // By using flush() method isto flush 
   // the console and output isto be
   // written out
   con.flush();
  } catch (Exception ex) {
   System.out.println(ex.toString());
  }
 }
}

Output

Enter website : includehelp.com
Website name is: includehelp.com