The NumberFormat Class

[sweety singh]

Code:

float f1 = 123.4567f;
Locale locFR = new Locale("fr"); // France
NumberFormat[] nfa = new NumberFormat[4];

nfa[0] = NumberFormat.getInstance();
nfa[1] = NumberFormat.getInstance(locFR);
nfa[2] = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
nfa[3] = NumberFormat.getCurrencylnstance(locFR);

for(NumberFormat nf : nfa)
System.out.println(nf.format(f1));

This, on our JVM, produces

123.457
123,457 // why a comma has been added here..
$123.46
123,46 ? // why a comma and a question mark...

[Ulf Dittmer]

123.457
123,457 // why a comma has been added here..

In France (as in many other countries) the full numbers are separated from the decimals by a comma. Elsewhere -e.g. many English-speaking countries- this is done by a decimal point.

$123.46
123,46 ? // why a comma and a question mark...

I'm guessing that it's not actually a question mark, but a Euro sign, and that wherever you're printing this can't handle it (the font being used might not have that character, or the output only supports ASCII).