Here you can find the source of format(int number, int length)
public static String format(int number, int length)
//package com.java2s; /* // ww w . j a v a 2 s . c o m * 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 * MERCHANTABILITY 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. */ public class Main { public static String format(int number, int length) { String numberString = Integer.toString(number); char[] erg = new char[length]; for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { erg[i] = '0'; } char[] numberStringChars = numberString.toCharArray(); for (int i = 0; i < numberString.length(); i++) { erg[length - 1 - i] = numberStringChars[numberString.length() - 1 - i]; } return new String(erg); } }