Formatting an integer with leading zeros

[GIMME]

Is there a "java" way to format int values as strings with
leading zeros?

I've reviewed many posts and the solutions involved rolling
your own with prepending a "0" as necessary until getting
the desired result.

A far cry from C's %5d

Thanks

 

[Anton Spaans]

Is there a "java" way to format int values as strings with
leading zeros?

I've reviewed many posts and the solutions involved rolling
your own with prepending a "0" as necessary until getting
the desired result.

A far cry from C's %5d

Thanks

Not necessary. Here is a sample that always prints at least 4 digits
(including leading zeros):

java.text.DecimalFormat nft = new
java.text.DecimalFormat("#0000.###");
nft.setDecimalSeparatorAlwaysShown(false);
System.out.println(nft.format(20));

-- Anton Spaans

 

[Niels Ull Harremoës]

Is there a "java" way to format int values as strings with
leading zeros?

I've reviewed many posts and the solutions involved rolling
your own with prepending a "0" as necessary until getting
the desired result.

Take a look at java.text.DecimalFormat - e.g.

myFormat = new java.text.DecimalFormat("00000");
myFormat.format(new Integer(someValue));

There are many other formatting chars as well.

 

[nos]

Is there a "java" way to format int values as strings with
leading zeros?

I've reviewed many posts and the solutions involved rolling
your own with prepending a "0" as necessary until getting
the desired result.

A far cry from C's %5d

Thanks

But is it a far cry from COBOL?

 

[Sudsy]

"GIMME" <[email protected]> wrote in message


But is it a far cry from COBOL?

You mean PICT X(5)?

 

[Dale King]

Is there a "java" way to format int values as strings with
leading zeros?

I've reviewed many posts and the solutions involved rolling
your own with prepending a "0" as necessary until getting
the desired result.

A far cry from C's %5d

Note in JDK1.5 you will get a Java equivalent of printf.