Formatted Output

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Prior to JDK 5.0, there was no printf method. Use NumberFormat.getNumberInstance instead.

5.0	1.4
System.out.printf("%8.2f", x);	NumberFormat formatter    = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(); formatter.setMinimumFractionDigits(2); formatter.setMaximumFractionDigits(2); String formatted = formatter.format(x); for (int i = formatted.length(); i < 8; i++)    System.out.print(" "); System.out.print(formatted);

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