NumberFormat


Different countries have different number formats and considering this we can have different formats using Locale of java. Using locale can help in formatting

Locale locale = new Locale("en", "IN");
NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(locale);

using above format you can perform various tasks

  • Format Number
  • numberFormat.format(10000000.99);
  • Format Currency
  • NumberFormat currencyFormat = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(locale);
    currencyFormat.format(10340.999);
  • Format Percentage
  • NumberFormat percentageFormat = NumberFormat.getPercentInstance(locale);
    percentageFormat.format(10929.999);
  • Control Number of Digits
  • numberFormat.setMinimumIntegerDigits(int digits)
    numberFormat.setMaximumIntegerDigits(int digits)
    numberFormat.setMinimumFractionDigits(int digits)
    numberFormat.setMaximumFractionDigits(int digits)

Basic Programs