Printf

I'm new to using java and I'm having trouble with this code. Eclipse tells me there is an issue with some conversion. I have no idea what that means, but I'm pretty sure it has to do with printf. Here is the code:

package test;
import java.util.*;
public class TestPrintF {
private int number;
Scanner scr = new Scanner(System.in);
public TestPrintF(){

number = 0;
}

public void changeNumber(){
System.out.print("Enter an integer: ");
number = scr.nextInt();
}
public void output(){
System.out.printf("%10", number);
}
}


In this specific example, I know there are ways to do it without using printf, but I'm trying to work out how to use printf specifically.

Please copy the full text of the error message and paste it here.

You are missing the main method.
Be sure to declare as


which will be the start of execution of your Application.

I have my main method in a separate class, so that's not the problem, but thanks.

This is the full error message:

Exception in thread "main" java.util.UnknownFormatConversionException: Conversion = '1'
at java.util.Formatter.checkText(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Formatter.parse(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Formatter.format(Unknown Source)
at java.io.PrintStream.format(Unknown Source)
at java.io.PrintStream.printf(Unknown Source)
at test.TestPrintF.output(TestPrintF.java:16)
at test.Main.main(Main.java:11)

I'm afraid it makes absolutely no sense to me.

The formatting in the printf method does not recognize the format control characters you are using. See the Formatter class's documentation in the API doc for a full description on how to code format strings.
The API doc

I went to the API; I didn't see anywhere that Formatter could actually use printf. Concerning the error message I got, the API said, "Any characters not explicitly defined as conversions, date/time conversion suffixes, or flags are illegal and are reserved for future extensions. Use of such a character in a format string will cause an UnknownFormatConversionException." But I'm wondering if there's actually a different class or package I should be importing, or if I'm just not using printf correctly. Formatter's out() method didn't go into a System.out.printf section.

The printf() method is ok to use. The problem is that the printf() method is complaining that the format characters in the String passed to the printf() method are wrong. The correct usage of format characters is described in the API doc for the Formatter class.

Thanks. I found my error. I had written "%10" instead of "%10s". Now the program works.