How to print highlighted color text in console using System.out.println in Java

Question

How can I print a text on console with highlighted colour.

I found this link but this talks about printing text in colur and not highlighting it with another color.

Example:

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How does printing in a colour, and highlighting in a colour differ ? — Brian Agnew
– Brian Agnew, Commented Dec 13, 2012 at 11:29
@Brian Agnew : I have edited my question to add an image to clear the difference between colored text and highlighted text. — Tirthankar
– Tirthankar, Commented Dec 13, 2012 at 11:35

Brian Agnew · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-13 11:42:59Z

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To switch on a yellow background (say), you need the escape sequence

java.lang.String("\033[43m");

Combine this with a black foreground to get what you want.

I'm getting the escape sequences from this Scala doc. Although it's Scala doc it's relevant and applicable in Java. The Jansi library should handle this. See the 'background' references in the Ansi class.

answered Dec 13, 2012 at 11:42

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