formatting String

[bugger]

I have following code:

String formatString = "---%1$-10s---";
System.out.format(formatString, "MyName");

Output:

---MyName    ---

I frankly don't know what %1$ means in the above code :(
I would appreciate if someone can help.

[rajiv_bang]

Hi,

The format specifier is of type
%[argument_index$][flags][width]conversion
Hence in %1$

1$ = indicates the first argument ie "MyName"
flags = - (left justify)
width = 10
conversion = s (string)

Please let me know if I was not clear enough.