How can I pad an integer with zeros on the left?

String.format("%05d", yournumber);

for zero-padding with a length of 5. For hexadecimal output replace the d with an x as in "%05x".

The full formatting options are documented as part of java.util.Formatter.

java formatting zero-pad

Let's say you want to print 11 as 011

You could use a formatter: "%03d".

You can use this formatter like this:

int a = 11;String with3digits = String.format("%03d", a);System.out.println(with3digits);

Alternatively, some java methods directly support these formatters:

System.out.printf("%03d", a);

java formatting zero-pad

If you for any reason use pre 1.5 Java then may try with Apache Commons Lang method

org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils.leftPad(String str, int size, '0')

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