Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { /** * Left pads a number with zeros * * @param num * The number to pad with zeros * @param zeros * The amount of zeros to pad the number with * @return A String with the number properly padded */ public static String zfill(int num, int zeros) { String n = String.valueOf(num), z_filled = n; for (int i = 0; i < (zeros - n.length()); i++) z_filled = "0" + z_filled; return z_filled; } }