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Java DecimalFormat Class Guide

The DecimalFormat class provides a way to control the appearance of numbers stored as strings. You create an instance of DecimalFormat for each format needed, specifying the format with symbols like # for digits and , for thousands separators. Examples show formatting integers with commas and floating point numbers to a set number of decimal places. The class can also format multiple values using different DecimalFormat instances specified with different format strings.

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Java DecimalFormat Class Guide

The DecimalFormat class provides a way to control the appearance of numbers stored as strings. You create an instance of DecimalFormat for each format needed, specifying the format with symbols like # for digits and , for thousands separators. Examples show formatting integers with commas and floating point numbers to a set number of decimal places. The class can also format multiple values using different DecimalFormat instances specified with different format strings.

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Java API: [Link].

DecimalFormat

• The DecimalFormat class provides a way to control the appearance of numbers


that are stored as String’s.

• You create an instance of DecimalFormat for each format you want to use.

• Note: Have to import the DecimalFormat class from the [Link] package:

import [Link];

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• Example:

• Want to print integers with the commas, as in: 27,387,982 or 37,298.

int oneNum = 27387982;

int nextNum = 37298;

DecimalFormat commaFormat;

commaFormat = new DecimalFormat("#,###");

[Link]("oneNum = " + [Link](oneNum));

[Link]("nextNum = " + [Link](nextNum));

• The # symbol means to print a digit, but to not print leading zeroes.

• The , in the format indicates where to put the commas in the final number.

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• The DecimalFormat class can specify floating-point (float and double)
values as well as integer values.
• The format string: #,###.## indicates the answer is to have no more than two
decimal places.
• The value will be correctly rounded automatically when printed.
• Example: The output:
import [Link]; oneNumber = 3.14
nextNumber = 3,827,967.3
public class FormatExample2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
float oneNum = 3.14159F;
double nextNum = 3827967.29836598263987649826395809384756;

DecimalFormat commaFormat; Why only one


commaFormat = new DecimalFormat("#,###.##"); decimal place?
String myPi = [Link](oneNum);

[Link]("oneNum = " + [Link](oneNum));


[Link]("nextNum = " + [Link](nextNum));
}
}

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• If you need two (or more) different formats in a program, you can declare multiple
instances of DecimalFormat.
import [Link];

public class Pennies {


public static void main(String[] args) {
float myBalance = 3426.07F;
float myInterest;

DecimalFormat dollarFormat = new DecimalFormat("$ #,##0.00");


DecimalFormat pennyFormat = new DecimalFormat("#,###");

myInterest = myBalance * 3.5F / 100; // 3.5% interest rate

[Link]("Interest earned = ");


[Link]([Link](myInterest));

[Link]("Pennies earned = ");


[Link]([Link](myInterest * 100));

}
}
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