why does this work with %s

[Ankur kothari]

  public class End
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
double d=123.456;
System.out.printf("%s",d);
}
}  

why does this work with %s if i want to print only 123..is there any other way with &f?

[Siva Masilamani]

%b and %s can work with any type of argument.

If you want to print 123 use %.0f

[Ankur kothari]

got the answer.......%s formats an object by calling its toString() method..hence 123.456 is converted into string and printed out......