You would like to print an attention-grabbing header.

Combine the powers of StringUtils.repeat() , StringUtils.center( ), and StringUtils.join( ) to create a textual header. The following example demonstrates the use of these three methods to create a header:

public String createHeader( String title ) {
    int width = 30;
    // Construct heading using StringUtils: repeat( ), center( ), and join( )
    String stars = StringUtils.repeat( "*", width);
    String centered = StringUtils.center( title, width, "*" );
    String heading = 
        StringUtils.join(new Object[]{stars, centered, stars}, "\n");
    return heading;
}

Here's the output of createHeader("TEST"):

******************************
************ TEST ************
******************************

In the example, StringUtils.repeat( ) creates the top and bottom rows with StringUtils.repeat("*", 30), creating a string with 30 consecutive * characters. Calling StringUtils.center(title, width, "*") creates a middle line with the header title centered and surrounded by * characters. StringUtils.join() joins the lines together with the newline characters, and out pops a header.