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Java Printf Method Quick Reference

The Java printf() method allows formatted output to the console. It uses a format string containing literals and format specifiers to control the output. Arguments are required if format specifiers are present. Format specifiers include flags for alignment and padding, width, precision, and conversion characters for the data type. Examples demonstrate printing numbers, strings, and objects using format specifiers. The String format() method similarly allows building a formatted string using a format string and arguments.

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Java Printf Method Quick Reference

The Java printf() method allows formatted output to the console. It uses a format string containing literals and format specifiers to control the output. Arguments are required if format specifiers are present. Format specifiers include flags for alignment and padding, width, precision, and conversion characters for the data type. Examples demonstrate printing numbers, strings, and objects using format specifiers. The String format() method similarly allows building a formatted string using a format string and arguments.

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Java printf( ) Method Quick Reference

System.out.printf( format-string [, arg1, arg2, ] );



Format String:

Composed of literals and format specifiers. Arguments are required only if there are format specifiers in the
format string. Format specifiers include: flags, width, precision, and conversion characters in the following
sequence:

% [flags] [width] [.precision] conversion-character ( square brackets denote optional parameters )

Flags:
- : left-justify ( default is to right-justify )
+ : output a plus ( + ) or minus ( - ) sign for a numerical value
0 : forces numerical values to be zero-padded ( default is blank padding )
, : comma grouping separator (for numbers > 1000)
: space will display a minus sign if the number is negative or a space if it is positive

Width:
Specifies the field width for outputting the argument and represents the minimum number of characters to
be written to the output. Include space for expected commas and a decimal point in the determination of
the width for numerical values.

Precision:
Used to restrict the output depending on the conversion. It specifies the number of digits of precision when
outputting floating-point values or the length of a substring to extract from a String. Numbers are rounded
to the specified precision.

Conversion-Characters:
d : decimal integer [byte, short, int, long]
f : floating-point number [float, double]
c : character Capital C will uppercase the letter
s : String Capital S will uppercase all the letters in the string
h : hashcode A hashcode is like an address. This is useful for printing a reference
n : newline Platform specific newline character- use %n instead of \n for greater compatibility

Examples:
Syst em. out . pr i nt f ( " Tot al i s: $%, . 2f %n" , dbl Tot al ) ;
Syst em. out . pr i nt f ( " Tot al : %- 10. 2f : " , dbl Tot al ) ;
Syst em. out . pr i nt f ( " %4d" , i nt Val ue) ;
Syst em. out . pr i nt f ( " %20. 10s\ n" , st r i ngVal ) ;
St r i ng s = " Hel l o Wor l d" ;
Syst em. out . pr i nt f ( " The St r i ng obj ect %s i s at hash code %h%n" , s, s) ;

String class format( ) method:
You can build a formatted String and assign it to a variable using the static format method in the String class.
The use of a format string and argument list is identical to its use in the printf method. The format method
returns a reference to a String. Example:

St r i ng gr andTot al = St r i ng. f or mat ( " Gr and Tot al : %, . 2f " , dbl Tot al ) ;

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