Formatter.close() has the following syntax.
public void close()
In the following code shows how to use Formatter.close() method.
/*from w ww. j av a 2 s . co m*/ import java.util.Formatter; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(); Formatter formatter = new Formatter(buffer, Locale.US); // format a new string String name = "from java2s.com"; formatter.format("Hello %s !", name); // print the formatted string System.out.println(formatter); // close the formatter formatter.close(); // attempt to access the formatter results in exception System.out.println(formatter); } }