Java convert PrintStream to String

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package com.examples;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class Program {

    private static final String UTF8_NAME = StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name();

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

        String printText;

        try (ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
             PrintStream printStream = new PrintStream(outputStream, true, UTF8_NAME))
        {
            printStream.println("First message ...");
            printStream.println("Second message ...");
            printStream.println("Third message ...");

            printText = outputStream.toString();
        }

        System.out.print(printText); // First message ...
                                     // Second message ...
                                     // Third message ...
    }
}