Call System.out.print on object and get objects string field

[wise temple]

I have a class

public class S {
  private String cont = "contents";
  
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    S myS = new S();
    System.out.println(myS);
  }
}

is there a way to make it so that the program outpus "contents"

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[sterile grail]

System.out.println(cont);
you can make cont static here or create a getter and then call myS.getCont() or similar

[harsh mica]

first of all, fix your Public and your psvm

either write a toString method in your class, or use myS.cont

[wise temple]

well a toString just return the String attribute when the object is passed to System.out.println?

[harsh mica]

if you tell it to

every object has a default toString() that shows the className and hashCode

if you override it, you can specify how to stringify your class

println will use that

[wise temple]

oh alright

thank you

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