Java Number Format Pattern createDecimalFormat(final String pattern)

Description

Creates a new DecimalFormat using comming dot as a separator so local decimal serparators dont matter

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
pattern	The pattern to use

Return

A new DecimalFormat with the dot as separator

Declaration

public static DecimalFormat createDecimalFormat(final String pattern) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w ww .j av a 2s. c  om*/
 * (C) 2015 Starschema
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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 *
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
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 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 */

import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols;

public class Main {
    /** Creates a new DecimalFormat using comming dot as a separator so local
     * decimal serparators dont matter
     * @param pattern   The pattern to use
     * @return  A new DecimalFormat with the dot as separator
     */
    public static DecimalFormat createDecimalFormat(final String pattern) {
        return createDecimalFormat(pattern, '.');
    }

    /**
     * Generic function to create a decimalformat with a specified decimal separator.
     */
    public static DecimalFormat createDecimalFormat(final String pattern, final char decimalSeparator) {
        DecimalFormatSymbols custom = new DecimalFormatSymbols();
        custom.setDecimalSeparator(decimalSeparator);
        DecimalFormat format = new DecimalFormat(pattern);
        format.setDecimalFormatSymbols(custom);
        return format;
    }
}

Related

1. countFormat(int no)
2. CreateDecimalFormat(int numberOfDecimalsDisplayed)
3. createDecimalFormat(String pattern)
4. createDecimalFormatter(String pattern)
5. createNumberFormat()