Name: rlT66838 Date: 05/09/2000


java version "1.3beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3beta-O)
Java(TM) HotSpot Client VM (build 1.3beta-O, mixed mode)

When formatting numbers for the Arabic locales, the European digits are used
instead of the Arabic digits. While some Arabic locales might use European
digits as a default this is not the case everyone. The following code uses
NumberFormat to format a number using the default locale.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;

public class ArabicTest extends JPanel {
    static JFrame frame;

    public ArabicTest() {
NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance();

JLabel label = new JLabel(nf.format(1234567.89));
label.setFont(new Font("Lucida Sans", Font.PLAIN, 22));
add(label);
    }

    public static void main(String s[]) {
ArabicTest panel = new ArabicTest();

frame = new JFrame("ArabicTest");
frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {System.exit(0);}
});
frame.getContentPane().add("Center", panel);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}


If we ran this as follows:

java -Duser.language=ar -Duser.region=EG ArabicTest

we should get the number formatted using the Arabic digits. I have tried this
with every Arabic locale and it doesn't work.
(Review ID: 103178)
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Same issue reported by a CAP member:

 
There is an bug for numbers with the arabic locale. The Arab is using
arabic-indic digits. All arabic locales is using the default (english)
number format because there in no entry "NumberElements" in the
LocaleElements_ar.class. You can verify it with:
 
     java.util.Locale locale = new java.util.Locale("ar");
     //java.util.Locale locale = new java.util.Locale("th", "TH", "TH");
     //java.util.Locale locale = new java.util.Locale("hi", "IN");
     java.text.DecimalFormat df = (java.text.DecimalFormat)java.text.DecimalFormat.getNumberInstance(locale);
     System.out.println(df.format(12345));
 
We have find only 2 Locales with other digits "th_TH_TH" and "hi_IN".
 

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