How to make parameters not care?

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So I made a class that all it does is print(System.out.println("")) but when I make the method I have to have a parameter ie. public static void theprinter(String a){}.So I was wondering if there was a way to make the parameter not care what it was given instead it would give it to the System.out.println(); parameter no matter what it is given.

public class main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        printer PrinterWorkerObject = new printer();
        PrinterWorkerObject.theprinter("this is the only string i can print");
    }
}

public class printer {
    public static void theprinter(String a){
        System.out.println(a);
    }
}

Make it not care about what? Just print out everything it receives? — Jeroen Vannevel, Dec 05 '13 at 03:00
What you mean with this: "parameter not care what it was given"?? Is it if you pass it or not? — Jorge Campos, Dec 05 '13 at 03:03
Your `theprinter` method looks OK to me: it takes whatever string it's given, doesn't matter what it is, and prints it to `System.out`. It's not clear what you think the problem is. — Wyzard, Dec 05 '13 at 03:04
I think he means to do something like the javascript {printer.theprinter = System.out.println;} which is impossible in Java. — Vitruvie, Dec 05 '13 at 03:05
Are you looking for [variadic functions](http://stackoverflow.com/q/1397895/10077), perhaps? — Fred Larson, Dec 05 '13 at 03:06
@JarrodRoberson can't believe I just searched for that on spring.io, lol — raffian, Dec 05 '13 at 03:12

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 05 '13 at 03:08

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public class Printer 
{
    public static void print(final Object o)
    {
        System.out.println(o);
    }
}

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Learn the Java Style guide, ClassNames are UpperCamelCase, methodNames are lowerCamelCase for starters.

Methods should be single verbs, Classes should be single nouns.

answered Dec 05 '13 at 03:08

yes I know the camel casing style, I just throw this together because I didn't want to put my entire project in the posting box. Thank you though. – Bondark Dec 05 '13 at 03:13
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How much effort you put into your questions is how much effort others will put into their answers, sloppy questions aren't going to inspire as many people to help because they don't see the care or concern from you. So you kind of admit to being lazy, which is exactly what the sloppyness of this question conveys. – Dec 05 '13 at 03:14
will it handle the primitive types ??? – Ahsan Shah Dec 05 '13 at 03:17
Well Jarrod, I am soooo sorry for wasting your time. Thank you for the help and the huge confidence boost! I hope to talk to you some other time. – Bondark Dec 05 '13 at 03:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '13 at 03:03

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System.out.println(anyObject) it will print everythin.the toString() method of the object wil be called and resultant string wil be printed so dont care for any parameter passing to it

answered Dec 05 '13 at 03:03

Deepak

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