Java Data Type How to - Display numbers with leading zeroes

Question

We would like to know how to display numbers with leading zeroes.

Answer

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import java.text.DecimalFormat;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0000000000000000");
    String z = df.format(123456);
    System.out.println(z);
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.