How to overwrite and print the values in console in java

Question

Here is one while loop that will iterate 11 times.

public static void main(String[] args) {    
        int count=0;
        while(count<=10){       
            System.out.print(count);
            count++;
        }   
    }

& the output will be definitely : 012345678910

But I want to display the same output in such a way that every iteration will overwrite the previous value while printing the value on console.

Here's the restriction is : We can not use file.

clearing the console on every iteration can be one of the ways, is there anything left we can do?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 21 '15 at 13:59

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You can use \r which returns to the start of a line: System.out.print("\r" + count); should work.

answered Sep 21 '15 at 13:59

helencrump

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Apologies if I've misunderstood you... How do you mean? – helencrump Sep 21 '15 at 14:30
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@S.Das this should work, but bear in mind, it only works on command line and NOT on eclipse or other IDEs – nafas Sep 21 '15 at 14:43
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The reason it doesn't work is you have to pad spaces to get rid of old output. – Joshua Sep 21 '15 at 15:14
I've thried that and does not work in Windows. I don't know if it should work in Linux or Mac – Raul Luna Jul 26 '21 at 11:40

How to overwrite and print the values in console in java

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