Java does not include a sprintf equivalent

in it's bloated standard library. I just found that out and I am shocked and disappointed.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/text/Format.html
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Formatter.html
I don't even know Java, and I could look this up. Don't expect things to be named the same in all languages you program in.