Java printf using variable field size?
- by paxdiablo
I'm just trying to convert some C code over to Java and I'm having a little trouble with String.printf.
In C, to get a specific width based on a variable, I can use:
printf("Current index = %*d\n", sz, index);
and it will format the integer to be a specific size based on sz.
Trying:
System.out.println(String.format("Current index = %*d\n", sz, index));
results in an error since it doesn't like the *.
I currently have the following kludge:
System.out.println(String.format("Current index = %" + sz + "d\n", index));
but I'm hoping there's a slightly better way, yes?
