Java printf formatting to print items in a table or columns

Question

I am wanting to print things in a neat columns using printf.

happening       0.083333    [4]
hi              0.083333    [0]
if              0.083333    [8]
         


        

Answer 1

input:

happening       0.083333    [4]
hi              0.083333    [0]
if              0.083333    [8]
important       0.083333    [7]
is              0.250000    [3, 5, 10]
it              0.166667    [6, 9]
tagged          0.083333    [11]
there           0.083333    [1]
what            0.083333    [2]

code:

import java.util.Scanner;
public class MyClass { 
    private static final Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
       public static void main(String args[]) {
            for(int i = 0 ; i < 9; i++){
                String str = sc.next();
                float f = sc.nextFloat();
                String str2 = sc.nextLine();
                System.out.printf("%-10s %f %s\n", str, f, str2);
             }
             sc.close();
      }   
  }

output:

happening       0.083333    [4]
hi              0.083333    [0]
if              0.083333    [8]
important       0.083333    [7]
is              0.250000    [3, 5, 10]
it              0.166667    [6, 9]
tagged          0.083333    [11]
there           0.083333    [1]
what            0.083333    [2]

use - to make the string left aligned, use field width to align them properly. In your case printf statement will be

System.out.printf("%-10s %.6f %s\n", word, web.getFrequency(word), loc);