java formatting tabular output using picocli

Question

I'm looking to format this code:

Object[][] table = new String[4][];
        table[0] = new String[] { "Pie", "2.2", "12" };
        table[1] = new String[] { "Cracker", "4", "15" };
        table[2] = new String[] { "Pop tarts", "1", "4" };
        table[3] = new String[] { "Sun Chips", "5", "2" };

        String itemId = CommandLine.Help.Ansi.AUTO.string("@|bold,green,underline ItemId|@");

        System.out.format("%-15s%-15s%-15s%-15s\n", itemId, "Item", "Price", "Quantity");
        for (int i = 0; i < table.length; i++) {
            Object[] row = table[i];
            System.out.format("%-15d%-15s%-15s%-15s\n", i, row[0], row[1], row[2]);
        }

This is a spin-off example from an earlier stack exchange question (java formatting tabular output)

However, with my markup string, rather than getting properly tabbed headers, I'm getting this instead.

What's going on?

Are the links to the images correct? Is the "properly tabbed headers" link actually the incorrect output? — Jim Garrison
– Jim Garrison, Commented Nov 5, 2021 at 23:37
Whoops! Yes, that's correct. Let me edit the post. @JimGarrison — rcope313
– rcope313, Commented Nov 8, 2021 at 15:10

somayaj · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-05 23:50:46Z

strange, looks good to me.

code:

import picocli.CommandLine; 
public static void main(String... args) {
        Object[][] table = new String[4][];
        table[0] = new String[]{"Pie", "2.2", "12"};
        table[1] = new String[]{"Cracker", "4", "15"};
        table[2] = new String[]{"Pop tarts", "1", "4"};
        table[3] = new String[]{"Sun Chips", "5", "2"};

        String itemId = CommandLine.Help.Ansi.AUTO.string("@|bold,green,underline ItemId|@");

        System.out.format("%-15s%-15s%-15s%-15s\n", itemId, "Item", "Price", "Quantity");
        for (int i = 0; i < table.length; i++) {
            Object[] row = table[i];
            System.out.format("%-15d%-15s%-15s%-15s\n", i, row[0], row[1], row[2]);

        }
    } ```

output: 

ItemId         Item           Price          Quantity       
0              Pie            2.2            12             
1              Cracker        4              15             
2              Pop tarts      1              4              
3              Sun Chips      5              2

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