Java equivalent to string.format() in python

Question

I want to print something like a chart with minimum space in each block and a certain alignment to the space it takes up. Let's say I had a chart in python like:

Format = """  X  |  Y  |  Z  
{:^5}|{:>5}|{:>5}"""
print(Format.format(4, 64, 23))

How would I do this in java. Everything I've tried doesn't include minimum white space or alignment.

System.out.println("  X  |  Y  |  Z  ");
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("{0}|{1}|{2}", 4, 64, 23));

You mean like String.format()?

Kayaman
– Kayaman

2016-01-09 20:46:41 +00:00
Commented Jan 9, 2016 at 20:46 — Kayaman
– Kayaman, Commented Jan 9, 2016 at 20:46

Elliott Frisch · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-09 20:59:15Z

4

You could use String.format(String, Object...) or use System.out.printf (which can use the same String, Object...) to output it directly, like

System.out.printf("%-5s %5s %5s%n", "X", "Y", "Z");
System.out.printf("%-5d % 5d % 5d%n", 4, 64, 23);

and I get

X         Y     Z
4        64    23

answered Jan 9, 2016 at 20:59

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