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Yes it does raise cross platform issues, as to do it you must target the OS for its commands to do so.
For example on windows, this is how you would go about it.

Console.h

#include <jni.h>
/*...

Your Welcome,

I Understand that principle, but trust me it's not worth it.

Think about the cmd window, when does microsoft ever clear it hehe

Chris

This isn't a topic which arises much in a Java environment, however it does in the C/C++ environment. The topic of clearing text from the console is a very sore point.

The long and short of it...