Parse a string to a number using a NumberFormat

import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;


public class NumFormatParse {
  public static final String input = "4096.251";
  public static void main(String[] av) {
    NumberFormat defForm = NumberFormat.getInstance();

    try {
      Number d = defForm.parse(input);
      System.out.println(input +
        " parses as " + d +
        " and formats as " + defForm.format(d));
    } catch (ParseException pe) {
      System.err.println(input + "not parseable!");
    }
  }
}