Android Utililty Methods String Format

List of utility methods to do String Format

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Description

The list of methods to do String Format are organized into topic(s).

Method

StringformatNumberWithDecimals(Locale locale, String stringToFormat, int exactNumberOfDecimals)
Format String like a number with given decimals 
return formatNumberWithDecimals(locale, stringToFormat,
        exactNumberOfDecimals, exactNumberOfDecimals);
StringformatNumberWithDecimals(Locale locale, String stringToFormat, int minimalNumberOfDecimals, int maximumNumberOfDecimals)
Format String like a number with given decimals 
if (stringToFormat == null || stringToFormat.length() == 0) {
    return null;
String result = null;
DecimalFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat();
setupFormatter(formatter, locale, minimalNumberOfDecimals,
        maximumNumberOfDecimals);
result = formatter.format(Double.parseDouble(stringToFormat));
...
StringformatNumberWithThreeDecimals(Locale locale, String stringToFormat)
Format String like a number with three decimals WARNING: Only use this method to present data to the screen 
return formatNumberWithDecimals(locale, stringToFormat, 3);
StringformatNumberWithTwoDecimals(Locale locale, String stringToFormat)
Format String like a number with two decimals WARNING: Only use this method to present data to the screen 
return formatNumberWithDecimals(locale, stringToFormat, 2);
StringformatPriceWithThreeDecimals(Locale locale, String stringToFormat)
Format String like a price with three decimals WARNING: Only use this method to present data to the screen 
return formatNumberWithDecimals(locale, stringToFormat, 3);
StringformatVolume(Locale locale, String stringToFormat)
Format String as a Volume WARNING: Only use this method to present data to the screen 
if (stringToFormat == null || stringToFormat.length() == 0) {
    return null;
String result = null;
DecimalFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat();
formatter.setDecimalFormatSymbols(new DecimalFormatSymbols(locale));
formatter.setGroupingUsed(true);
formatter.setGroupingSize(3);
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StringformatPriceWithTwoDecimals(Locale locale, String stringToFormat)
Format String like a price with two decimals WARNING: Only use this method to present data to the screen 
if (stringToFormat == null || stringToFormat.length() == 0) {
    return null;
int numberStart = stringToFormat.indexOf(" ");
if (numberStart != -1
        || (stringToFormat.indexOf("$") > -1 || stringToFormat
                .indexOf("?") > -1)) {
    numberStart = Math.max(stringToFormat.indexOf("$"),
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Stringformat(String formatString, Object... args)
format 
Formatter formatter = new Formatter();
String formatedString = formatter.format(formatString, args)
        .toString();
formatter.close();
return formatedString;
StringfillSpace(String formatString, int length)
Method fill string 
return fillString(formatString, length, ' ', false);
StringfillString(String formatString, int length, char fillChar, boolean leftFillFlag)
Method fill string 
if (null == formatString) {
    formatString = "";
int strLen = formatString.length();
if (strLen >= length) {
    if (true == leftFillFlag) 
        return formatString.substring(strLen - length, strLen);
    else
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