title: Java: Why is the \t escape character working inconsistently with toString()?
body: <p>I am trying to use toString method and return a properly formatted string:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public String toString()
  {
    return (acctNumber + "\t" + name + "\t" + fmt.format(balance));
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Should format with tabs between each variable, but for the first line, the second tab doesn't seem to apply... (fake names used in the code)
  This is what is printed:</p>
  
  <pre><code>72354   Ted Murphy$132.90
  69713   Anita Gomez     $111.52
  93757   Sanchit Reddy   $785.90
  </code></pre>