Examples of infosapient.util.Format

• infosapient.util.Format
  A class for formatting numbers that follows printf conventions. Also implements C-like atoi and atof functions @deprecated -2001.04.11- eventually to be replaced by java.text.NumberFormat - EMM @author Cay Horstmann Formats the number following printf conventions. Main limitation: Can only handle one format parameter at a time Use multiple Format objects to format more than one number @param s the format string following printf conventionsThe string has a prefix, a format code and a suffix. The prefix and suffix become part of the formatted output. The format code directs the formatting of the (single) parameter to be formatted. The code has the following structure

  • a % (required)
  • a modifier (optional)

    +

    forces display of + for positive numbers

    0

    show leading zeroes

    -

    align left in the field

    space

    prepend a space in front of positive numbers

    #

    use "alternate" format. Add 0 or 0x for octal or hexadecimal numbers. Don't suppress trailing zeroes in general floating point format.

  • an integer denoting field width (optional)
  • a period followed by an integer denoting precision (optional)
  • a format descriptor (required)

    f

    floating point number in fixed format

    e, E

    floating point number in exponential notation (scientific format). The E format results in an uppercase E for the exponent (1.14130E+003), the e format in a lowercase e.

    g, G

    floating point number in general format (fixed format for small numbers, exponential format for large numbers). Trailing zeroes are suppressed. The G format results in an uppercase E for the exponent (if any), the g format in a lowercase e.

    d, i

    integer in decimal

    x

    integer in hexadecimal

    o

    integer in octal

    s

    string

    c

    character

  @exception IllegalArgumentException if bad format

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