Java Format - Java Formatter(Appendable a) Constructor

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Syntax

Formatter(Appendable a) constructor from Formatter has the following syntax.

public Formatter(Appendable a)

Example

In the following code shows how to use Formatter.Formatter(Appendable a) constructor.

import java.util.Formatter;
import java.util.Locale;
//  w w w.ja va2 s.  c o m
public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {


      StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
      Formatter formatter = new Formatter(buffer);

      // format a new string
      String name = "from java2s.com";
      formatter.format("Hello %s !", name);

      // print the formatted string
      System.out.println(formatter);

      // flush the formatter. Here it does nothing.
      formatter.flush();
      System.out.println("Formatter Flushed.");
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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