How can I left-align strings using String.format()?

Question

I\'m using String.format() in Java trying to emulate the printf() control channel available in C. I understand how to specify that a string should be placed in a field which

Answer 1

System.out.format("%-10d%-32s%-16s%-16s%-32s", obj.getId(), obj.getBname(), obj.getAname(),obj.getLanguage(),obj.getPublication());

Just add hyphen - in front of the number.