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How to temporarily disable standard output in Java
This is a method for temporarily turning off standard output in Java.
Code
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
PrintStream stdout = System.out;
System.setOut(new PrintStream(new OutputStream() {
public void write(int b) { /* noop */ }
}));
System.out.println("no print");
System.out.println("no print");
System.setOut(stdout);
System.out.println("print");
System.out.println("print");
}
}
print
print
We are using System.setOut to switch between the "default output" and an "OutputStream that does nothing."
snippet
Code for just the snippet part.
PrintStream stdout = System.out;
System.setOut(new PrintStream(new OutputStream() {
public void write(int b) { /* noop */ }
}));
// out off
System.setOut(stdout);
// out on
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