How to center a string using String.format?

Question

public class Divers {
  public static void main(String args[]){

     String format = \"|%1$-10s|%2$-10s|%3$-20s|\\n\";
     System.out.format(format, \"FirstName\",         


        

Answer 1

This is another way to place a string in center.

public static void center(String s, int length, CharSequence ch) {
    /* It works as follows
     * String centerString = String.format("|%" + (length - s.length()) + "s", s);
     * centerString = String.format("%" + -length + "s|", centerString);
     * System.out.println(centerString);
     */

    String centerString = String.format("%-" + length + "s|", String.format("|%" + (length - s.length()) + "s", s));
    System.out.println(centerString);
}