Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { /** * convert a string with a decimal and a unit such as "5.5 knots" * to -> " . 5 knots 5 . " * **/ public static String decimal2Sequence(String value, String unit) { if (value.contains(".")) { int PointIndex = value.indexOf("."); String intVal = value.substring(0, PointIndex); String decimal = value.substring(PointIndex + 1, PointIndex + 2); value = " . " + intVal + " " + unit + " " + decimal + " . "; } return value; } }