/**
* @author lautturi.com
* Java example: how to add whitespace before a string in java
*/
import java.util.*;
public class Lautturi {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// prepend 10 whitespaces before a string
String s = "%sHello World!";
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
for(int i=0;i<10;i++){
builder.append(" ");
}
System.out.println(s.format(s,builder.toString()));
// prepend 10 whitespaces before a string
String str = "Hello World!";
for(int i=0;i<10;i++){
str = " "+str;
}
System.out.println(str);
}
}
output:
Hello World!
Hello World!