title: Is Java's printf() a bad practice?
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6411584/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-using-system-out-printf">Advantages and Disadvantages of using System.out.printf();</a>  </p>
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  <p>In a discussion in an online forum, I was told that using <code>printf</code> method (like in <code>System.out.printf()</code>) was a bad practice and that I should use <code>println</code> instead, although the user couldn't give a clear explanation for that, it was something that "he was told". Is this true?</p>