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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T12:34:04+00:00 2026-06-12T12:34:04+00:00

The output of this code System.out.printf(%d %(d %+d %05d\n, 3, -3, 3, 3); is

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System.out.printf("%d %(d %+d %05d\n", 3, -3, 3, 3);

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3 (3) +3 00003

can somebody please explain why the -3 is printed as 3 in this statement?

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    2026-06-12T12:34:05+00:00Added an answer on June 12, 2026 at 12:34 pm

    can somebody please explain why the -3 is printed as 3 in this statement?

    Its isn’t, it is being printed as (3)

    From the Javadoc for Formatter say flag (

    The result will enclose negative numbers in parentheses

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