Text in frame

// ***************
// * The         *
// * strangest   *
// * text        *
// * that        *
// * is          *
// * going       *
// * to          *
// * be          *
// * shown       *
// * in          *
// * a           *
// * rectangular *
// * frame       *
// ***************


public class TextInFrame {

    private static int getLongestStringLength(String[] array) {
        int maxLength = 0;
        for (String s : array)
            if (s.length() > maxLength)
                maxLength = s.length();

        return maxLength;
    }

    private static String repeatString(int count, String theChar) {
        return new String(new char[count]).replace("\0", theChar);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String[] text = "The strangest text that is going to be shown in a rectangular frame".split(" ");
        int width = getLongestStringLength(text) + 4;

        String border = repeatString(width, "*");
        System.out.println(border);

        for (String item : text)
            System.out.format("* %s%s*\n", item, repeatString(width - 3 - item.length(), " "));

        System.out.println(border);
    }
}