Name: sgC58550 Date: 05/15/97


import java.text.*;
import java.lang.*;
class Test {
    public static void main( String [] args) {
        DecimalFormat df = new decimalformat("########.##");
        float x = -999.99f;
        System.out.println(x + " " + df.format(x));
     }
}

PRODUCES THE FOLLOWING OUTPUT: -999.99 -999.98

(if more fractional chars are allowed you see -999.9899999999)


company - SOEKOR Exploration and Production
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