Name: saC57035 Date: 07/08/99



Javadoc says:
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pattern := subpattern{;subpattern}
 subpattern := {prefix}integer{.fraction}{suffix}
 prefix := '\\u0000'..'\\uFFFD' - specialCharacters
 suffix := '\\u0000'..'\\uFFFD' - specialCharacters
 integer := '#'* '0'* '0'
 ...
Illegal patterns, such as "#.#.#" or mixing '_' and '*' in the same pattern,
will cause an IllegalArgumentException to be thrown. From the message of
IllegalArgumentException
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So integer part of pattern have to contain at least one '0' special
character and trying to apply pattern "##.##" should throw
IllegalArgumentException
jdk1.2.2 allow to apply pattern "##.##"

If this behavour is correct it should be reflected in specification

------------ Test,java
import java.text.DecimalFormat;

class Test {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        new DecimalFormat().applyPattern("##.##");
        System.out.println("No Exception");
    }
}
------------ Output
No exception
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