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

System.out.format("%-8s%-8s%-8s\n","a","b","pow(b,a)");
System.out.format("%-8d%-8d%-8d\n",1,2,1);
System.out.format("%-8d%-8d%-8d\n",2,3,8);
System.out.format("%-8d%-8d%-8d\n",3,4,81);
System.out.format("%-8d%-8d%-8d\n",4,5,1024);
System.out.format("%-8d%-8d%-8d\n",5,6,15625);

//the negative integer kinda sets it back to the number of space needed