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

If you are using a third party library called apache commons-lang, the following solution can be useful:

Use StringUtils class of apache commons-lang :

int i = 5;
StringUtils.leftPad(String.valueOf(i), 3, "0"); // --> "005"

As StringUtils.leftPad() is faster than String.format()