public static String getTrimmedFormat(String format, int length) {
		return String.format('%' + String.format(TRIM_BASE_FORMAT, length), format.substring(1));
	}
public static String getTrimmedFormat ( String format , int length ) { return String . format ( '%' + String . format ( TRIM_BASE_FORMAT , length ) , format . substring ( 1 ) ) ; }
Extends a given format by additional constraints for trimmed
(length-limited) outputs.<br>
It assumes that the given String is a valid format.

@param format
Format to extend
@param length
Desired fixed output length for formatted output
@return Extended version of <code>format</code> by trim-constraints