Java.util.Formatter.out() Method

Description

The java.util.Formatter.out() method Returns the destination for the output.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Formatter.out() method

public Appendable out()

Parameters

• NA

Return Value

This method returns the destination for the output

Exception

• FormatterClosedException -- If this formatter has been closed by invoking its close() method

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.util.Formatter.out() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Formatter;
import java.util.Locale;

public class FormatterDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new formatter
      StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
      Formatter formatter = new Formatter(buffer, Locale.US);

      // format a new string
      String name = "World";
      formatter.format("Hello %s !", name);

      // print the formatted string with default locale
      System.out.println("" + formatter);

      // print the output
      System.out.println("" + formatter.out());
   }
}

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:

Hello World !
Hello World !