Why am I not getting a space on my print statement? | Together Java | Page 1

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:33 PM

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I’m trying to print just a space by itself but Java is just ignoring the space. It will work if I put any character in but a space by itself just gets ignored. The code on the bottom is what pops up. I’m trying to make it to where the /\ is in the middle of not on the left.

chilly quartzBOT Jul 13, 2025, 9:33 PM

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<@&987246883653156906> please have a look, thanks.

fierce spindle Jul 13, 2025, 9:34 PM

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it would print it. are u sure u even enter it? let it print sth visible

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if it doesnt show, ur not entering it to begin with

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:46 PM

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fierce spindle it would print it. are u sure u even enter it? let it print sth visible

Im entering it

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 9:47 PM

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trim hatch Im entering it

try "\ "

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There is something weird going on

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System.out.print(" ");

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:48 PM

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gleaming flame try "\ "

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 9:49 PM

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wait, what console do you use?

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just bash?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:49 PM

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How do I check, I’m very new to Java

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Visual studios maybe?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 9:50 PM

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is this vsc?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:51 PM

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Yes

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 9:51 PM

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what does it say in the right

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:52 PM

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There’s a box with a copy of my code and some format changes above

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 9:53 PM

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fierce spindle Jul 13, 2025, 9:53 PM

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this is probably an issue with ur terminal and ide then. and not with the code

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:53 PM

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Oh hea im using bash

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 9:54 PM

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ok so bash,

fierce spindle Jul 13, 2025, 9:54 PM

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some suck up leading spaces

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:54 PM

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fierce spindle this is probably an issue with ur terminal and ide then. and not with the code

What do I do?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 9:54 PM

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how do you run it?

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do you compile, then start the jar?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:55 PM

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I press the “run main” below the public static final int

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 9:56 PM

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compile it

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:56 PM

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How

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 9:57 PM

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javac YourFileName.java

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java YourFileName

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for single file

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do you use maven or gradle?

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or is that not a thing for courses?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 9:59 PM

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I would not know

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I’m on a hp Chromebook if that helps

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Using Linux files

fierce spindle Jul 13, 2025, 10:00 PM

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could u send ur code file?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:00 PM

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yes

fierce spindle Jul 13, 2025, 10:00 PM

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then we could try running it on our end

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:00 PM

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Ok

fierce spindle Jul 13, 2025, 10:00 PM

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generally id suggest trying a different console

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:00 PM

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One sec

fierce spindle Jul 13, 2025, 10:01 PM

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or using an IDE like intellij instead (which is used by 70% of all java devs. unlike vsc which is 5%)

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:01 PM

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or just use a live online java

fierce spindle Jul 13, 2025, 10:01 PM

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vsc plus java unfortunately constantly runs into weird issues like this. all the entire time

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:01 PM

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https://godbolt.org/

Compiler Explorer

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:03 PM

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Okay, and I can use those with Chromebook?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:04 PM

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send the file

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:05 PM

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Working on it, I didn’t have disc on my laptop

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ok here

📎 Hello.java

chilly quartzBOT Jul 13, 2025, 10:07 PM

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trim hatch ok here

I uploaded your attachments as Gist. This makes them more accessible, for example to mobile users.

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:07 PM

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add an executor only and you will have the console

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it work

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:09 PM

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Ok, so I just need to download godbolt and then I code on there from now on?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:09 PM

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xD it is a live website

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to test code and optimise it

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:11 PM

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Oh okok thank you lol, I feel like one of those old ppl that started using a phone for the first time

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Wait how do I put in the file on to godbolt?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:13 PM

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ctrl + c, ctrl + v

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:13 PM

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Oh lol ok

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:13 PM

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btw use PrintStream public static void top(PrintStream out) { String poe = "/\\"; for (int i = 1; i<= size; i++) { for (int j = 1; j <= size * 3; j++) { out.print(" "); } out.println(poe); } out.println("_//\\\\_"); }

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        top(System.out);        
    }  ```

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:14 PM

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What does it do?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:14 PM

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Can make you reuse the code to write to file

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and not to console

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then you can check the file to see the result

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        PrintStream fileOut = new PrintStream("output.txt");
        top(fileOut);       
        fileOut.close(); 
    }   ```

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:19 PM

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What is going on here?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:20 PM

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remove public from hello class

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just for godbolt

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but godbolt do not allow to write file

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that was just for your computer

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as your console is weird

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:21 PM

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Yea I was abt ask about that, ty ty

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What about the cannot find symbol thingy

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:22 PM

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if your console is breaking the result, print the result to file and it should be good in it.

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PrintStream is used

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you need to import it

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https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/PrintStream.html

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import java.io.PrintStream;

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:24 PM

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Ok last one I think

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I imported the print stream btw the error msg is covering it

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:25 PM

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Did you learn exception?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:25 PM

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Nope

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If it’s a long process we can just leave it and I’ll work on this on a public computer tmrw

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:27 PM

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            PrintStream fileOut = new PrintStream("log.txt");
            top(fileOut);    
            fileOut.close();  
        }  catch(Exception e){
           System.err.println(e.getMessage());
        }```

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:28 PM

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Where would I place that

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:28 PM

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        try{
            PrintStream fileOut = new PrintStream("log.txt");
            top(fileOut);    
        }  catch(Exception e){
            System.err.println(e.getMessage());
        } finally {
            fileOut.close();  
        }
    }   ```

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exception are just error, you try your code, and you catch exceptions

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:30 PM

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Ok good to know, how do I run this?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:30 PM

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the other way is this public static void main(String[] theArgs) { try (PrintStream fileOut = new PrintStream("log.txt")){ top(fileOut); } catch (Exception e){ System.err.println(e.getMessage()); } }

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PrintStream is a ressource that open and close

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it can actually autoclose

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the second way make it autoclose

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to know what is autoclosable

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https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/PrintStream.html

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trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:33 PM

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your vastly overestimating how much i know, i have no idea whats closing or opening

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:33 PM

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it got AutoCloseable

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well you open a file, and close it

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so this

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new PrintStream("log.txt")

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is to write to a file

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so it open the file

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If System.out was in your last course, exception will be next week or so.

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:36 PM

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i'm 4 weeks in and system.out was like the first thing they taught us

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:36 PM

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and file in 2-3 week

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:36 PM

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we just barely stared learning about the scanner input stuff and formatting

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:37 PM

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so does it work on your chromebook?

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btw, just to help you a lot,

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do not use i, j, k...

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use row

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, col

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:38 PM

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It works but it doesn’t show the code it just shows this

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:38 PM

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, etc

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:38 PM

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What’s the difference

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:39 PM

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I mean in visual studio code

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It just help you read it

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variable with name that mean something are a world of difference.

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:40 PM

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Okay, that makes sense

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:40 PM

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also, for (int i = 1; i<= size; i++) is a bit weird, start at 1 go until max

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:40 PM

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Max?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:41 PM

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just make it for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:41 PM

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Oh

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:41 PM

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when you do not care for the value of i

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:41 PM

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How do I see the output

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:42 PM

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open the file

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godblot does not have file

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:42 PM

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Then how do I open it

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:43 PM

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in visual studio code

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just open it.

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trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:47 PM

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My WiFi’s being super slow rn

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:48 PM

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or just click your run button

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:50 PM

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What does this mean?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:51 PM

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you are in debug mode

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stop them

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the 3

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:51 PM

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Ok I did

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How do I get out of debug mode

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:51 PM

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red square

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:52 PM

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Ok I did but everytime I press run main it goes back

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:53 PM

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that run?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:53 PM

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Yea

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:53 PM

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you did not set checkpoint?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:54 PM

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How do I do that

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:54 PM

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you dont need to have them, if you have any remove them

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just click it

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:54 PM

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I don’t think I have any

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:55 PM

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good

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:55 PM

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No red dots on mine

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:55 PM

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it fail?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:56 PM

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gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:57 PM

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what does problem say

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:58 PM

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“Constant name does not follow naming conventions: size”

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:58 PM

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that just a warning, not a hard fail

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your java file is in a folder right?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 10:59 PM

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Yea

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 10:59 PM

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did you open your folder

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in vsc

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do you see the log.txt file in it?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 11:01 PM

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Oh I think I see

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Maybe not

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Should I be opening the log.txt file or the hello file

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 11:03 PM

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trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 11:04 PM

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gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 11:05 PM

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btw save your file before running it

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 11:05 PM

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Which one

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 11:05 PM

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Hello.java

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so it work

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nice

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 11:06 PM

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I think so, if I want to make edits, do I edit it in godbolt save that and then put it in here?

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 11:07 PM

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no need for godbolt

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it was just to give you a second way to see the output

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but you can get it from the file

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log.txt

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 11:07 PM

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Ohhh ok yea its working

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I see wym now

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 11:08 PM

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If you overline, you see each space as dot

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 11:09 PM

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Ok thank you, btw is there any way to get rid of the lines in between the spaces

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 11:10 PM

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you meean the 4 space line that vsc add?

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 11:10 PM

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Yea

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It’s only 3 for me but yea

gleaming flame Jul 13, 2025, 11:10 PM

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it is just to help you calculate how much space there are

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it is setup in the corner

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just ignore it

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Well you are good to continue.

trim hatch Jul 13, 2025, 11:12 PM

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Okok sounds good, but I gtg I did not expect this was gonna be this complicated. Thank you tho, I appreciate it

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Alright 👍

pulsar glen Jul 14, 2025, 2:13 AM

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trim hatch

use the snipping tool instead of taking photos with your phone

#Why am I not getting a space on my print statement?