Java Formatter(Appendable a) Constructor

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;
//from www . j  a  v a 2 s .  co 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.