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Converters and Flags Used in TestFormat

The document describes various conversion specifiers and flags used in the TestFormat.java code to format numeric, date, and time output. Some key specifiers are: - %d for integers - %f for floating point numbers - %t for date/time values like month name, hour, minute, etc. - Flags like + and , control sign and grouping separators. The TestFormat code demonstrates formatting integers, floating point values, and date/time output using these specifiers and flags.

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Converters and Flags Used in TestFormat

The document describes various conversion specifiers and flags used in the TestFormat.java code to format numeric, date, and time output. Some key specifiers are: - %d for integers - %f for floating point numbers - %t for date/time values like month name, hour, minute, etc. - Flags like + and , control sign and grouping separators. The TestFormat code demonstrates formatting integers, floating point values, and date/time output using these specifiers and flags.

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Converters and Flags Used in TestFormat.

java
Converter Flag Explanation
d   A decimal integer.
f   A float.
A new line character appropriate to the
n   platform running the application. You should
always use %n, rather than \n.
A date & time conversion—locale-specific
tB  
full name of month.
A date & time conversion—2-digit day of
td, te   month. td has leading zeroes as needed, te
does not.
A date & time conversion—ty = 2-digit year,
ty, tY  
tY = 4-digit year.
A date & time conversion—hour in 12-hour
tl  
clock.
A date & time conversion—minutes in 2
tM  
digits, with leading zeroes as necessary.
A date & time conversion—locale-specific
tp  
am/pm (lower case).
A date & time conversion—months in 2
tm  
digits, with leading zeroes as necessary.
A date & time conversion—date as %tm%td
tD  
%ty
Eight characters in width, with leading
  08
zeroes as necessary.
  + Includes sign, whether positive or negative.
  , Includes locale-specific grouping characters.
  - Left-justified..
  .3 Three places after decimal point.
Ten characters in width, right justified, with
  10.3
three places after decimal point.

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Locale;
public class TestFormat {

public static void main(String[] args) {


long n = 461012;
System.out.format("%d%n", n); // --> "461012"
System.out.format("%08d%n", n); // --> "00461012"
System.out.format("%+8d%n", n); // --> " +461012"
System.out.format("%,8d%n", n); // --> " 461,012"
System.out.format("%+,8d%n%n", n); // --> "+461,012"

double pi = Math.PI;
System.out.format("%f%n", pi); // --> "3.141593"
System.out.format("%.3f%n", pi); // --> "3.142"
System.out.format("%10.3f%n", pi); // --> " 3.142"
System.out.format("%-10.3f%n", pi); // --> "3.142"
System.out.format(Locale.FRANCE,
"%-10.4f%n%n", pi); // --> "3,1416"

Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
System.out.format("%tB %te, %tY%n", c, c, c); // --> "May 29, 2006"
System.out.format("%tl:%tM %tp%n", c, c, c); // --> "2:34 am"
System.out.format("%tD%n", c); // --> "05/29/06"
}
}

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