Java DecimalFormat(String pattern) Constructor
Syntax
DecimalFormat(String pattern) constructor from DecimalFormat has the following syntax.
public DecimalFormat(String pattern)
Example
In the following code shows how to use DecimalFormat.DecimalFormat(String pattern) constructor.
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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("0.00");
String s = formatter.format(-.567); // -0.57
System.out.println(s);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.