Esta es una lista de lo que String.format
puede hacer. Lo mismo va paraprintf
int i = 123;
o.printf( "|%d|%d|%n" , i, -i ); // |123|-123|
o.printf( "|%5d|%5d|%n" , i, -i ); // | 123| –123|
o.printf( "|%-5d|%-5d|%n" , i, -i ); // |123 |-123 |
o.printf( "|%+-5d|%+-5d|%n" , i, -i ); // |+123 |-123 |
o.printf( "|%05d|%05d|%n%n", i, -i ); // |00123|-0123|
o.printf( "|%X|%x|%n", 0xabc, 0xabc ); // |ABC|abc|
o.printf( "|%04x|%#x|%n%n", 0xabc, 0xabc ); // |0abc|0xabc|
double d = 12345.678;
o.printf( "|%f|%f|%n" , d, -d ); // |12345,678000| |-12345,678000|
o.printf( "|%+f|%+f|%n" , d, -d ); // |+12345,678000| |-12345,678000|
o.printf( "|% f|% f|%n" , d, -d ); // | 12345,678000| |-12345,678000|
o.printf( "|%.2f|%.2f|%n" , d, -d ); // |12345,68| |-12345,68|
o.printf( "|%,.2f|%,.2f|%n" , d, -d ); // |12.345,68| |-12.345,68|
o.printf( "|%.2f|%(.2f|%n", d, -d ); // |12345,68| |(12345,68)|
o.printf( "|%10.2f|%10.2f|%n" , d, -d ); // | 12345,68| | –12345,68|
o.printf( "|%010.2f|%010.2f|%n",d, -d ); // |0012345,68| |-012345,68|
String s = "Monsterbacke";
o.printf( "%n|%s|%n", s ); // |Monsterbacke|
o.printf( "|%S|%n", s ); // |MONSTERBACKE|
o.printf( "|%20s|%n", s ); // | Monsterbacke|
o.printf( "|%-20s|%n", s ); // |Monsterbacke |
o.printf( "|%7s|%n", s ); // |Monsterbacke|
o.printf( "|%.7s|%n", s ); // |Monster|
o.printf( "|%20.7s|%n", s ); // | Monster|
Date t = new Date();
o.printf( "%tT%n", t ); // 11:01:39
o.printf( "%tD%n", t ); // 04/18/08
o.printf( "%1$te. %1$tb%n", t ); // 18. Apr