Name: dgC58589 Date: 12/05/97


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import java.text.*;

class BugReport
{ public static void main( String args[] )
   { DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat( );

      System.out.println( "Result is " +
         df.parse( " 1 ", new ParsePosition( 0 ) ) );

      try {
         System.out.println( "Result is " +
            df.parseObject( " 1 2" ) );
      }
      catch ( Exception e ) {
         e.printStackTrace( );
      }
   }
}

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results in:

Result is null
java.text.ParseException: Format.parseObject(String) failed
at java.text.Format.parseObject(Compiled Code)
at BugReport.main(Compiled Code)

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The documentation for Format states that leading
whitespace will be skipped.

@see java.text.Format.html#parseObject(java.lang.String, java.text.ParsePosition)
(Review ID: 21376)
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