Java: Format numbers and text with String.format

String.format builds strings using printf-style conversion specifiers.

Code

String s = String.format("%-6s|%5.2f|%,d", "Ava", 3.14159, 1000000);
System.out.println(s);

Output

Ava   | 3.14|1,000,000

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Published 2026-07-26