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)); }
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
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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