You can check format strings in Java at compile-time using the Checker Framework: http://types.cs.washington.edu/checker-framework/current/checker-framework-man

You can check format strings in Java at compile-time using the Checker Framework: http://types.cs.washington.edu/checker-framework/current/checker-framework-manual.html#formatter-checker http://types.cs.washington.edu/checker-framework/current/che... The format string semantics are actually pretty tricky because printf will perform conversions in certain cases.