System.out.printf
Display formatted data
The first argument - a format string that describes the output format. Conversion characters are followed.
Insert an integer representing the field width
between the % and the conversion character in the format specifier.
For example,
public class Tester
{
public static void main(String [] args)
{
System.out.printf("%10s\n%5d%5d\n","1234567890",1,23);
}
}
Output is

To use precision, place between the
percent sign and the conversion specifier a decimal point
followed by an integer representing the precision.
public class Tester
{
public static void main(String [] args)
{
int numOfUnits = 13;
double unitPrice = 1.99;
double total = unitPrice * numOfUnits;
System.out.printf("%50s\n", "12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890");
System.out.printf("%20s%15s%15s\n","Number of Units","Unit Price","Total");
System.out.printf("%20d%15.2f%15.2f\n",numOfUnits, unitPrice, total);
System.out.printf("The total is %f.\n", total);
System.out.printf("The total is %.2f.\n", total);
}
}
Output is shown below:
Double quote character:
System.out.println("\"Hello World!\"");
display "Hello World!"