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Left Space pad a number

Given the number 73 left pad it to 10 characters "        73"
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java
private static String spaces(int spaces) {
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
for(int i=0; i<spaces; i++) {
sb.append(' ');
}
return sb.toString();
}

private static String leftPad(int number, int spaces) {
String numberString = String.valueOf(number);
return spaces(spaces - numberString.length()) + numberString;
}
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java 1.5 or later
String formatted = String.format("%10d", 73);
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csharp
public class NumberLeftPadding {
public static void Main() {
string withStringDotFormat = string.Format("{0,10}", 73);
string withToStringDotPadLeft = 73.ToString().PadLeft(10);
}
}
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cpp C++/CLI .NET 2.0
String^ formatted = Convert::ToString(73)->PadLeft(10);
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cpp C++/CLI .NET 2.0
String^ formatted = String::Format("{0,10:D}", 73);
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cpp
std::printf("%10d\n", 73);
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cpp
std::ostringstream os;
os << std::setw(10) << std::setfill(' ') << 73 << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
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cpp
std::cout << boost::format("%|10|") % 73 << std::endl;

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