Can't print to console in robocode

Question

I am trying to write anything to Console, but with no luck.

System.out.println("abc");

Should work, but it is not. It is my whole code:

import robocode.HitWallEvent;
import robocode.Robot;

public class MyRobot extends Robot
{

    @Override
    public void run()
    {
        while (true)
        {
            ahead(20);
            System.out.println("Test Test");
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onHitWall(HitWallEvent event)
    {
        System.out.println("Ouch, I hit a wall bearing " + event.getBearing() + " degrees.");
    }
}

What am i doing wrong?

Best regards!

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '16 at 20:11

11

Robocode Standard Out

Each bot prints to its own console. To access a bot's console:

Start a match with your bot
Click the bot's tag on the panel to the right

Now you should see something like this that contains whatever messages your bot is printing to standard out.

This window is also what you would use, should you wish to view what your bot has painted on the battlefield. This is a particularly helpful feature for debugging.

answered Jan 08 '16 at 20:11

NonlinearFruit

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This is the solution. But Q is almost one year old. I managed to do it back then. :P – Marek Jan 08 '16 at 21:05

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 01 '15 at 12:46

I'm not sure whether you are actually able to print something to the console.

But I know you can write data into files which usually should be more useful anyway :).

If you want you can check the sample robot "SittingDuck" there is example code which is using file writers and readers.

Can't print to console in robocode

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Robocode Standard Out