Changing text already printed to the console

I've been programming as a hobby for years, but this question belongs nowhere else...
I've used several console-interface programs that can change text that it has already printed; for instance, "Loading item ____ of 2642". Is there any way to do that in Java?

ryanthejuggler wrote:
I've been programming as a hobby for years, but this question belongs nowhere else...
I've used several console-interface programs that can change text that it has already printed; for instance, "Loading item ____ of 2642". Is there any way to do that in Java?It depends on the capabilities of your console (think of a paper console, it can't change anything that is already printed). Try to google for "jcurses", it can handle those things for most consoles. A poor man's solution goes like this:
System.out.print("foo 1\rbar 2");If you see "bar 2" your console can print simple carriage return characters and you can use that to change lines of text.
kind regards,
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