Java Integer Pad Zero zeroPad(int number, int places)

Description

Pads a number with leading zeroes and returns it as a string.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
number	The number to pad
places	The desired length of the number

Declaration

public static String zeroPad(int number, int places) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// ww  w .j  ava 2 s . c o m
   Animal Shelter Manager
   Copyright(c)2000-2011, R. Rawson-Tetley
    
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
   the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    
   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTIBILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
   GNU General Public License for more details.
    
   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   along with this program; if not, write to the
   Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston
   MA 02111-1307, USA.
    
   Contact me by electronic mail: bobintetley@users.sourceforge.net
*/

public class Main {
    /**
     * Pads a number with leading zeroes and returns it as a string.
     * @param number The number to pad
     * @param places The desired length of the number
     */
    public static String zeroPad(int number, int places) {
        String zeroes = "000000000000000";
        String n = Integer.toString(number);

        if (n.length() >= places) {
            return n;
        }

        return zeroes.substring(0, places - n.length()) + n;
    }
}

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4. zeroPad(int n, int base, int width)
5. zeroPad(int n, int len)
6. ZeroPad(int number, int width)
7. zeroPad(int value, int padding)
8. zeroPadArray(byte[] source, int size)
9. ZeroPadded(Integer i)