Name: rmT116609 Date: 11/19/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-b28)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-b28, mixed mode)


FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION : Windows 2000 SP2


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Here is the sample code:

package code;

import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;

class T
{
  public static void main( String[] args ) {
    try {
      DecimalFormat df = (DecimalFormat)
NumberFormat.getInstance();
      df.parse( "+123.45" );
    }
    catch( Throwable t ) {
      t.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

Here is the output:
java.text.ParseException: Unparseable number: "+123.45"
        at java.text.NumberFormat.parse(Unknown Source)
        at code.T.main(T.java:11)


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. compile the code javac code\T.java
2. Run the code java code.T
3. See the exception.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
It should parse this and give the number 123.45

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.text.ParseException: Unparseable number: "+123.45"
        at java.text.NumberFormat.parse(Unknown Source)
        at code.T.main(T.java:11)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
package code;

import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;

class T
{
  public static void main( String[] args ) {
    try {
      DecimalFormat df = (DecimalFormat)NumberFormat.getInstance();
      df.parse( "+123.45" );
    }
    catch( Throwable t ) {
      t.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
None. Since the data can come from international users, not sure what character to remove from input string.
(Incident Review ID: 179185)
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