Re: left-padding ints

Ike <rxv@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is there something in the API for left-padding an int with, say, 0's when
> converting to a String, such that, say 1 becomes "01" ? -Ike

Yep. See java.text.DecimalFormat or java.text.NumberFormat. For
DecimalFormat, simply use '0' characters instead of '#' characters in
the pattern. For NumberFormat, use setMinimumIntegerDigits. The
difference between the two is that NumberFormat is more flexible. If
you're sure that you want to display the result in a decimal number
system regardless of locale, then use DecimalFormat instead.

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