Java Examples - String formatting

Problem Description:

How to format strings ?

Solution:

Following example returns a formatted string value by using a specific locale, format and arguments in format() method

import java.util.*;

public class StringFormat{
   public static void main(String[] args){
      double e = Math.E;
      System.out.format("%f%n", e);
      System.out.format(Locale.GERMANY, "%-10.4f%n%n", e);
   }
}

Result:

The above code sample will produce the following result.

2.718282
2,7183