Use ; symbol to specify an alternate pattern for negative values in Java

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import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.NumberFormat;

public class Main{
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception{
    
        NumberFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat("#;(#)");
        String s = formatter.format(-1234.567);         // (1235)
        System.out.println(s);
    
    }
}