Name: skT45625 Date: 04/13/2000


java version "1.3.0rc2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0rc2-Y)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0rc2-Y, mixed mode)

Using engineering notation such as ##0.#E0 with numbers less than 1 often gives
incorrect results.

This program:
    import java.text.*;
    public class DecForm {
        public static void main(String args[]) {
            test(0.05);
            test(0.005);
            test(0.0005);
        }
        static void test(double d) {
            test(d, "000.#E0");
            test(d, "##0.#E0");
            test(d, "#00.#E0");
            System.out.println();
        }
        static void test(double d, String f) {
            DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat(f);
            System.out.print(f + " " + df.format(d) + " ");
        }
    }

Produces the output:
    000.#E0 500E-4 ##0.#E0 5E-3 #00.#E0 50E-3
    000.#E0 500E-5 ##0.#E0 5E-3 #00.#E0 5.0E-3
    000.#E0 500E-6 ##0.#E0 5E-6 #00.#E0 50E-6

The last line of output says that 500E-6 = 5E-6 = 50E-6. Clearly, these results
are incorrect.
(Review ID: 103664)
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