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Printer
interface Printer
Simple interface for printing text, allowing redirection to various targets. Standard implementations are android.util.LogPrinter, android.util.StringBuilderPrinter, and android.util.PrintWriterPrinter.
Summary
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| abstract Unit |
Write a line of text to the output.
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Public methods
println
abstract fun println(x: String!): Unit
Write a line of text to the output. There is no need to terminate the given string with a newline.
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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