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Java Command Line - How to show Command line progress animation in Java?

Java Command Line Java 

The carriage return \r can be used to reset the cursor position to the beginning of a line. Following example shows how to show progress animation in Java by using \r.

package com.logicbig.example;

public class ConsoleHelper {
private String lastLine = "";

public void print(String line) {
//clear the last line if longer
if (lastLine.length() > line.length()) {
String temp = "";
for (int i = 0; i < lastLine.length(); i++) {
temp += " ";
}
if (temp.length() > 1)
System.out.print("\r" + temp);
}
System.out.print("\r" + line);
lastLine = line;
}

private byte anim;

public void animate(String line) {
switch (anim) {
case 1:
print("[ \\ ] " + line);
break;
case 2:
print("[ | ] " + line);
break;
case 3:
print("[ / ] " + line);
break;
default:
anim = 0;
print("[ - ] " + line);
}
anim++;
}

public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
ConsoleHelper consoleHelper = new ConsoleHelper();
for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
consoleHelper.animate(i + "");
//simulate a piece of task
Thread.sleep(400);
}
}
}

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