What is the C++ equivalent syntax in Java

weitech

cout.setf(ios::left);
cout.setf(ios::adjustfield);

arb123

: cout.setf(ios::left);
: cout.setf(ios::adjustfield);
:

Java provides alot of powerful message formatting utilities which are not tied to I/O streams. These provide all sorts of mechanisms to allow you to format messages according to the local language and country-specific conventions. Check out the Javadoc and Sun's tutorials.

Example:
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import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.MessageFormat;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class FormatOutput {

public static void main(String[] args) {
double earnings = 126389471024.78826538;
double years = 12.3;
Date now = new Date();
String name = "John";

NumberFormat numberFormatter = new DecimalFormat("###,###.##");

String formattedNumber = numberFormatter.format(earnings);

Object[] arguments = { name, formattedNumber, new Double(years), now, };
String message =
"{0} earned ${1} after {2,number,integer} years as of {3,date}";

String outputString = MessageFormat.format(message, arguments);
System.out.println(outputString);
}

}
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(not that the above is best practice)

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