java - format 12 by 12 multiplication table

Question

My program outputs the table like this:

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  
2  4  6  8  10  12  14  16  18  20  22  24  
3  6  9  12  15  18  21  24  27  30  33  36  
4  8  12  16  20  24  28  32  36  40  44  48  
5  10  15  20  25  30  35  40  45  50  55  60  
6  12  18  24  30  36  42  48  54  60  66  72  
7  14  21  28  35  42  49  56  63  70  77  84  
8  16  24  32  40  48  56  64  72  80  88  96  
9  18  27  36  45  54  63  72  81  90  99  108  
10  20  30  40  50  60  70  80  90  100  110  120  
11  22  33  44  55  66  77  88  99  110  121  132  
12  24  36  48  60  72  84  96  108  120  132  144  

I need to make it look a little better. Need your help.

This is my code:

int a;
int b;
for (a=1; a<=12; ++a)
{
    for (b=1; b<=12; ++b)
    {
        System.out.print(a*b+"  ");  
    }
    System.out.println();
}    

Answer 1

Use String System.out.printf(""). Like:

System.out.printf("%4d",a*b);

or

System.out.print(String.format("%4d",a*b));