NumberFormat

When I run the example for French Locale as mentioned http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/data/numberFormat.html , the output is displayed as

123�456 fr_FR

rather than

345 987,246 fr_FR

Why is '�' displayed?

Are you trying to view it in the command prompt (or in Unix shell).
Try to redirect the output to a file and open it using Notepad and see how it looks.

Originally posted by Mani Ram:
Are you trying to view it in the command prompt (or in Unix shell).
Try to redirect the output to a file and open it using Notepad and see how it looks.

Well it works when I redirect it to a file but why doesn't it work with command prompt?

Probably the space between 123 and 456 is not a normal space, but some special character, which the DOS prompt is unable to render properly.
How does the Euro (�) symbol appear in the command prompt and how does it appear in the notepad? DOS character set is different from the ANSI character set.

Originally posted by Mani Ram:
Probably the space between 123 and 456 is not a normal space, but some special character, which the DOS prompt is unable to render properly.
How does the Euro (�) symbol appear in the command prompt and how does it appear in the notepad? DOS character set is different from the ANSI character set.

What is the Locale for Euro?

Try Germany (DE).

9.876.543,21 � de_DE

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:

And if you try to redirect it to a file and open it in notepad, you will see

Is it clear now? The DOS window is incapable of displaying some ANSI characters.

This is what I am getting in the file

Out of curiosity, have you tried switching the font you use for the command prompt or shell? Perhaps it's merely the font and not something inherent in cmd.exe itself.

I am getting the correct output on command prompt.I am using Lucida Console fonts on command prompt.

I'm not getting the correct output even with Lucida Console font!

Pradeep,
define locale as :

rather than

If you print the avaiable Locales,you will know actual values.

Originally posted by Arjun Shastry:
Pradeep,
define locale as :
Locale franceLoc = new Locale("french","France")
rather than
Locale franceLoc = new Locale("fr","FR")
If you print the avaiable Locales,you will know actual values.

It doesn't work. Expected output

What I get by using
is

Loocales are specified using two-letter abbreviations for language and country. You had it right the first time.