How to insert blank lines

[durdanto]

How do we insert blank line? For example, for a word game, I need to write a code that promt user to write a word and then once user enters the word and press enter, I need 20 blank lines there to clear the screen. I am new to java. Plz help.

[sunde887]

try System.out.println();

[</3java]

Do System.out.println(); if you want it to move down a line, System.out.print(); if you want it to continue on one line (look below for examples):

System.out.println("hey"); 
System.out.println("dude");

That would output the following:

"hey
dude

"

System.out.print("hey "); 
System.out.print("dude ");

That would output:
"hey dude ".

[durdanto]

Do i need to write "System.out.println();" 20 times?

So far this is what i have done:

{
		//Welcome messages and instruction
		System.out.println
				(" ------------------------------------- \n" +
				"\tWelcome to HANGMAN" +
				"\n\t(Nancy's version)\n" +
				" ------------------------------------- \n");
		System.out.println ("OK Guessing Player ... " +
				"turn around, while your friend enters the word to guess!");
		System.out.println ("\nOther Player - " +
				"Enter your word (letters only, " +
				"no repeated letters and not case sensitive):" );
		
		Scanner kb = new Scanner(System.in);
		String firstGuess = kb.next();
		System.out.println(); 

	}

[sunde887]

You could type System.out.println() 20 times, but as Im guessing you are already thinking, it's a bit of a waste of time. You can simplify this with a loop which does the repetition for you.

[</3java]

Instead of outputting it 20 times, why not write a for loop so you can change that 20 to any number you want, plus the code will be cleaner:

for (i = 0; i <= 20; i++)
System.out.println();

Make sure to have "int i" in main.

[sunde887]

Instead of outputting it 20 times, why not write a for loop so you can change that 20 to any number you want, plus the code will be cleaner:

for (i = 0; i <= 20; i++)
System.out.println();

Make sure to have "int i" in main.

For the op's information, and yours, you can also declare the i in the loop

for(int i = 0; i < 19; i++)

[durdanto]

Thnaks :D
its working

[sunde887]

Glad you figured it out. Mark your thread solved by clicking thread tools at the top.

[</3java]

Oh, alright. I am new as well so you learn something new everyday :)

and yeah, I was wrong above. it should be i < 19 because 0 is included (0 to 19 = 20 integers). Its a good habit to start off loops and stuff now at 0, because things youll see later will be starting at 0.

[goldest]

it should be i < 19 because 0 is included (0 to 19 = 20 integers).

It should be i <= 19 to make it 20 times starting from 0. Notice "<=" condition.

Goldest