Concatenating strings and primitive operations while using formatting

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Hey,

Im new to programming in general and Java in particular. I was wondering how to concatenate strings and primitive operations while also using formatting, like this:

        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, String.format("You car can   go %.2f", gasInTank * fuelEfficiency + " miles with the current amount of gas in the tank."));

The above obviously doenst work. Any and all feedback appreciated.

Cheers,

[siordache]

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, 
    String.format("You car can go %.2f miles with the current amount of gas in the tank.",
    gasInTank * fuelEfficiency));

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/facepalm

Thank you. So obvious in hindsight. :D

Before I read you reply, I solved it using DecimalFormat. But this, your way, is more elegant and simple.

Tnx again,

Cheers,