> Do you mean something like this?
>
> NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getIntegerInstance();
> nf.setMinimumIntegerDigits(5);
> String s = nf.format(x);
I'm not sure if that'll work...
Try this:java.text.NumberFormat formatter = new java.text.DecimalFormat("00000");
int number = 6;
System.out.println(number+" formatted = "+formatter.format(number));