public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("******integer format******");
//if the number of digits is less than 4, the output will
//have leading spaces
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%4d", 123) + "**");
//if the number of digits is less than 4, the output will
//have trailing spaces
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%-4d", 123) + "**");
//if the number of digits is less than 4, the output will
//have leading zeros
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%04d", 123) + "**");
//will print maximum 2 characters of the string
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%.2s", 123) + "**");
//String will have at least length of 7, if the total length is
//less than 7, trailing space, group by ","
//"+": including sign
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%+,7d",-1234) + "**");
System.out.println("\n******String format******");
//if the length of string is less than 15, the output will
//have trailing spaces
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%15s", "abcdefghijk") + "**");
//if the length of string is less than 15, the output will
//have leading spaces
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%-15s", "abcdefghijk") + "**");
//print at most 8 characters
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%.8s", "abcdefghijk") + "**");
System.out.println("\n******Floating point******");
//actual number
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%f", 3.14159) + "**");
//padded left with zeros
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%8f", 3.14159) + "**");
//maximum 8 digits, if total digits is less than 8
//padded left with zeros
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%.8f", 3.14159) + "**");
//total 10 digits, will have trailing blank spaces if total digits
//is less than 10, at most 3 digits after the decimal point
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%-10.3f", 3.14159) + "**");
//total 10 digits, will have leading blank spaces if total digits
//is less than 10, at most 3 digits after the decimal point
System.out.println("**" + String.format("%10.3f", 3.14159) + "**");
System.out.println("\n******time date******");
//Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
//year, the month with index 2 starting from 0 (0: January), date
Calendar c = new GregorianCalendar(2015, 2, 1, 3, 24, 39);
//full name of month, date(leading zeros if needed, only for date),
//4-digit year
System.out.println(String.format("%tB %td, %tY", c, c, c));
//full name of month, date(no leading zero, only for date),
//4-digit year
System.out.println(String.format("%tB %te, %tY", c, c, c));
//full name of month, date(no leading zero, only for date),
//2-digit year
System.out.println(String.format("%tB %te, %ty", c, c, c));
//month in two digits, with leading zero if necessary
System.out.println(String.format("%tm %te, %tY", c, c, c));
//can only be used on time, no date year can be included
//12-hour clock : minute
System.out.println(String.format("%tl:%tM%tp", c, c, c));
//== %tm/%td/%ty
System.out.println(String.format("%tD",c));
System.out.println(String.format("%tm/%td/%ty", c, c, c));
}
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Summarize String.format()
I was preparing my interview, and I realized that I actually don't know how all the formatting works. So here it is:
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