How do I print a message to the console in EK9?

In Java you write System.out.println(), in Python you write print(). In EK9 the equivalent is:

  stdout <- Stdout()
  stdout.println("your message")

The '<-' creates a local variable called stdout that holds a reference to standard output. Then you call println() on it. This two-step pattern — create the output stream, then write to it — appears in every EK9 program.

You must wrap this inside 'defines module' and 'defines program' blocks. See Q1 for the full structure. Use 'ek9 -h Stdout' for all available output methods.

Example

defines module qa.getting.started.hello.variant

  defines program

    PrintMessage()
      stdout <- Stdout()
      stdout.println("Welcome to EK9")
      stdout.println("Programming is fun")

Other ways to ask this

How do I output text in EK9?
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Coming from another language?

Java: System.out.println(). Python: print(). Go: fmt.Println(). EK9: Stdout().println().

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