Here you can find the source of leftAlign(int totalWidth, String s)
public static String leftAlign(int totalWidth, String s)
//package com.java2s; /**/*from www .j av a 2s. co m*/ Copyright (C) 2010-2012 University of Helsinki. This file is part of Etymon. Etymon 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 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. Etymon 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 Etymon. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. **/ public class Main { public static String leftAlign(int totalWidth, String s) { return String.format("%1$-" + totalWidth + "s", s); } }