Overrding toString() Containing printf()

[ArcherSam]

Hey, i'm trying to format my output by using the printf(). Why won't the code below work?

Error: cannot find symbol - mehtod printf(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, int, double)

    public String toString(){
        return printf("%4s    %12s    %3s    $ %4.5", getItemID(), getItemName(), getInStore(), getPrice());
    }

Sam

[sunde887]

printf is used to display info with System.out.printf. You want a formatted string to be returned. Check out the static method String.format

String (Java Platform SE 6)

[ArcherSam]

Thanks sunde887, the String.format() "compiled with no errors!" :)

Here's the code that gave the solution:

String s = String.format("%4s    %12s    %3s    $ %4.5s", getItemID(), getItemName(), getInStore(), getPrice());

return s;

[sunde887]

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