Java DecimalFormat .setNegativePrefix (String newValue)
Syntax
DecimalFormat.setNegativePrefix(String newValue) has the following syntax.
public void setNegativePrefix(String newValue)
Example
In the following code shows how to use DecimalFormat.setNegativePrefix(String newValue) method.
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
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public class Main {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
DecimalFormat format = new DecimalFormat();
format.setNegativePrefix("minus");
System.out.println(format.format(-123456789.12345678));
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
