Name: mc57594 Date: 06/19/97


Using java.util.NumberFormat, the double 1.005 is formatted to
1.0049 if asked to use 4 fraction digits.

import java.awt.TextField;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;

public class TestNumberFormat
{
public static void main(String [] args)
{
   String myString = new String("1.0050");
   NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance(Locale.ENGLISH);
   nf.setGroupingUsed(false);
   nf.setMaximumFractionDigits(4);
   nf.setMinimumFractionDigits(4);
   Number myNumber = new Double(0);
   System.out.println("String non formatted: "+ myString);
   try
   {
     myNumber = new Double(myString);
   }
   catch (Exception E)
   { }
   myString = nf.format(myNumber);
   System.out.println("String formatted: "+ myString);
}
}

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