Formatting String data from database

[computerbum]

Hello everyone,

I have been searching for days with no help on how to format my data that I have retrieved from one of my tables. Here is the statement I am using:

                System.out.format( 
                        "| " + prodNum   +
                        " \t"+ prodBrand + "   " +
                        " \t"+ prodModel + " \t" +
                        " \t"+ modelNum  + " \t" +
                        " \t"+ prodID    + " |\n");

And this is how it comes out:

Product Table
-------------

| 1 	Dell    	Inspiron 	 	1 	 	L342DP |
| 2 	Apple    	NetBook 	 	1 	 	LM42RX |
| 3 	IBM    	ProSeriesII 	 	3 	 	S342TB |
| 4 	HP    	touch 	 	3 	 	P545TB |
| 5 	Acer    	ProDesk 	 	3 	 	D300RC |

Now, my question is how do I format all the data without using a gui?

I could really use some help on this because I am having no luck. If anything point me in the right direction.

[PhHein]

You got a reply already, which you have ignored:
String and number formatting

And this is not a Database question, it doesn't matter where the Strings come from.