Format an Integer using Java String Format

Question

I am wondering if it is possible, using the String.format method in Java, to give an integer preceding zeros?

For example:

1 would become 001
2 would be

Answer 1

String.format("%03d", 1)  // => "001"
//              │││   └── print the number one
//              ││└────── ... as a decimal integer
//              │└─────── ... minimum of 3 characters wide
//              └──────── ... pad with zeroes instead of spaces

See java.util.Formatter for more information.