java printing on console with multiple lines

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I am writing a program and i wanted an output as a follow on the console

Java

ID               DESCRIPTION                  QUANTITY
--------------------------------------------------------
1                This is the first             10
                 product of our store
2                This is the second 
                 product of the program        20

and so on

I could format the other part of the thing except the description part. Overall what i want is that I want user to enter lets say 10 entry with a long description for each and display the output on the console in the same format as i have shown above. How do I accomplish the multiple lines description without jeopardizing the other part of the display no matter how long the description is.
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Posted 12-Sep-14 20:09pm

xcelme

Updated 12-Sep-14 20:14pm

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2014-09-12T20:41:00

Solution 1

Look at the length of the description.
If it exceeds the available a space, look back for the last space that does fit and print up to there.
Print the quantity.
Remove the stuff you just printed from the string.
Space fill up to the description column, and repeat - not printing quantities this time.

Posted 12-Sep-14 20:41pm

OriginalGriff

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xcelme 13-Sep-14 14:38pm

There are many theory of how to accomplish it but I couldn't code the thing. If you can provide a pseudo-code then it would be great.

OriginalGriff 14-Sep-14 3:14am

What part of the description above is giving you difficulty?
It's not exactly complex...

xcelme 16-Sep-14 0:57am

I mean i tried using what you have said but doesn't quite work for me. Could you show me an code example on java

OriginalGriff 16-Sep-14 1:44am

So show us what you have, and we'll see if we can spot the problem.