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Added in API level 1

DecimalFormat

open class DecimalFormat : NumberFormat
kotlin.Any
   ↳ java.text.Format
   ↳ java.text.NumberFormat
   ↳ java.text.DecimalFormat

is a concrete subclass of NumberFormat that formats decimal numbers. It has a variety of features designed to make it possible to parse and format numbers in any locale, including support for Western, Arabic, and Indic digits. It also supports different kinds of numbers, including integers (123), fixed-point numbers (123.4), scientific notation (1.23E4), percentages (12%), and currency amounts ($123). All of these can be localized.

To obtain a NumberFormat for a specific locale, including the default locale, call one of NumberFormat's factory methods, such as getInstance(). In general, do not call the DecimalFormat constructors directly, since the NumberFormat factory methods may return subclasses other than DecimalFormat. If you need to customize the format object, do something like this:

NumberFormat f = NumberFormat.getInstance(loc);
  if (f instanceof DecimalFormat) {
      ((DecimalFormat) f).setDecimalSeparatorAlwaysShown(true);
  }
  

A DecimalFormat comprises a pattern and a set of symbols. The pattern may be set directly using applyPattern(), or indirectly using the API methods. The symbols are stored in a DecimalFormatSymbols object. When using the NumberFormat factory methods, the pattern and symbols are read from localized ResourceBundles.

Patterns

DecimalFormat patterns have the following syntax:
<i>Pattern:</i><i>PositivePattern</i><i>PositivePattern</i>; <i>NegativePattern</i><i>PositivePattern:</i><i>Prefix<sub>opt</sub></i><i>Number</i><i>Suffix<sub>opt</sub></i><i>NegativePattern:</i><i>Prefix<sub>opt</sub></i><i>Number</i><i>Suffix<sub>opt</sub></i><i>Prefix:</i>any Unicode characters except \uFFFE, \uFFFF, and special characters
  <i>Suffix:</i>any Unicode characters except \uFFFE, \uFFFF, and special characters
  <i>Number:</i><i>Integer</i><i>Exponent<sub>opt</sub></i><i>Integer</i>. <i>Fraction</i><i>Exponent<sub>opt</sub></i><i>Integer:</i><i>MinimumInteger</i>
          # <i>Integer</i> , <i>Integer</i><i>MinimumInteger:</i>0
          0 <i>MinimumInteger</i>0 , <i>MinimumInteger</i><i>Fraction:</i><i>MinimumFraction<sub>opt</sub></i><i>OptionalFraction<sub>opt</sub></i><i>MinimumFraction:</i>0 <i>MinimumFraction<sub>opt</sub></i><i>OptionalFraction:</i> <i>OptionalFraction<sub>opt</sub></i><i>Exponent:</i>E <i>MinimumExponent</i><i>MinimumExponent:</i>0 <i>MinimumExponent<sub>opt</sub></i>

A DecimalFormat pattern contains a positive and negative subpattern, for example, "#,##0.00;(#,##0.00)". Each subpattern has a prefix, numeric part, and suffix. The negative subpattern is optional; if absent, then the positive subpattern prefixed with the localized minus sign ('-' in most locales) is used as the negative subpattern. That is, "0.00" alone is equivalent to "0.00;-0.00". If there is an explicit negative subpattern, it serves only to specify the negative prefix and suffix; the number of digits, minimal digits, and other characteristics are all the same as the positive pattern. That means that "#,##0.0#;(#)" produces precisely the same behavior as "#,##0.0#;(#,##0.0#)".

The prefixes, suffixes, and various symbols used for infinity, digits, thousands separators, decimal separators, etc. may be set to arbitrary values, and they will appear properly during formatting. However, care must be taken that the symbols and strings do not conflict, or parsing will be unreliable. For example, either the positive and negative prefixes or the suffixes must be distinct for DecimalFormat.parse() to be able to distinguish positive from negative values. (If they are identical, then DecimalFormat will behave as if no negative subpattern was specified.) Another example is that the decimal separator and thousands separator should be distinct characters, or parsing will be impossible.

The grouping separator is commonly used for thousands, but in some countries it separates ten-thousands. The grouping size is a constant number of digits between the grouping characters, such as 3 for 100,000,000 or 4 for 1,0000,0000. If you supply a pattern with multiple grouping characters, the interval between the last one and the end of the integer is the one that is used. So "#,##,###,####" == "######,####" == "##,####,####".

Special Pattern Characters

Many characters in a pattern are taken literally; they are matched during parsing and output unchanged during formatting. Special characters, on the other hand, stand for other characters, strings, or classes of characters. They must be quoted, unless noted otherwise, if they are to appear in the prefix or suffix as literals.

The characters listed here are used in non-localized patterns. Localized patterns use the corresponding characters taken from this formatter's DecimalFormatSymbols object instead, and these characters lose their special status. Two exceptions are the currency sign and quote, which are not localized.

Symbol Location Localized? Meaning
0 Number Yes Digit
Number Yes Digit, zero shows as absent
. Number Yes Decimal separator or monetary decimal separator
- Number Yes Minus sign
, Number Yes Grouping separator
E Number Yes Separates mantissa and exponent in scientific notation. Need not be quoted in prefix or suffix.
; Subpattern boundary Yes Separates positive and negative subpatterns
% Prefix or suffix Yes Multiply by 100 and show as percentage
\u2030 Prefix or suffix Yes Multiply by 1000 and show as per mille value
¤ (\u00A4) Prefix or suffix No Currency sign, replaced by currency symbol. If doubled, replaced by international currency symbol. If present in a pattern, the monetary decimal separator is used instead of the decimal separator.
' Prefix or suffix No Used to quote special characters in a prefix or suffix, for example, "'#'#" formats 123 to "#123". To create a single quote itself, use two in a row: "# o''clock".

Scientific Notation

Numbers in scientific notation are expressed as the product of a mantissa and a power of ten, for example, 1234 can be expressed as 1.234 x 10^3. The mantissa is often in the range 1.0 ≤ x < 10.0, but it need not be. DecimalFormat can be instructed to format and parse scientific notation only via a pattern; there is currently no factory method that creates a scientific notation format. In a pattern, the exponent character immediately followed by one or more digit characters indicates scientific notation. Example: "0.###E0" formats the number 1234 as "1.234E3".

  • The number of digit characters after the exponent character gives the minimum exponent digit count. There is no maximum. Negative exponents are formatted using the localized minus sign, not the prefix and suffix from the pattern. This allows patterns such as "0.###E0 m/s".
  • The minimum and maximum number of integer digits are interpreted together:
    • If the maximum number of integer digits is greater than their minimum number and greater than 1, it forces the exponent to be a multiple of the maximum number of integer digits, and the minimum number of integer digits to be interpreted as 1. The most common use of this is to generate engineering notation, in which the exponent is a multiple of three, e.g., "##0.#####E0". Using this pattern, the number 12345 formats to "12.345E3", and 123456 formats to "123.456E3".
    • Otherwise, the minimum number of integer digits is achieved by adjusting the exponent. Example: 0.00123 formatted with "00.###E0" yields "12.3E-4".
  • The number of significant digits in the mantissa is the sum of the minimum integer and maximum fraction digits, and is unaffected by the maximum integer digits. For example, 12345 formatted with "##0.##E0" is "12.3E3". To show all digits, set the significant digits count to zero. The number of significant digits does not affect parsing.
  • Exponential patterns may not contain grouping separators.

Rounding

DecimalFormat provides rounding modes defined in java.math.RoundingMode for formatting. By default, it uses RoundingMode.HALF_EVEN.

Digits

For formatting, DecimalFormat uses the ten consecutive characters starting with the localized zero digit defined in the DecimalFormatSymbols object as digits. For parsing, these digits as well as all Unicode decimal digits, as defined by Character#digit, are recognized.

Special Values

NaN is formatted as a string, which typically has a single character \uFFFD. This string is determined by the DecimalFormatSymbols object. This is the only value for which the prefixes and suffixes are not used.

Infinity is formatted as a string, which typically has a single character \u221E, with the positive or negative prefixes and suffixes applied. The infinity string is determined by the DecimalFormatSymbols object.

Negative zero ("-0") parses to

  • BigDecimal(0) if isParseBigDecimal() is true,
  • Long(0) if isParseBigDecimal() is false and isParseIntegerOnly() is true,
  • Double(-0.0) if both isParseBigDecimal() and isParseIntegerOnly() are false.

Synchronization

Decimal formats are generally not synchronized. It is recommended to create separate format instances for each thread. If multiple threads access a format concurrently, it must be synchronized externally.

Example

<code>&lt;strong&gt;// Print out a number using the localized number, integer, currency,
  // and percent format for each locale&lt;/strong&gt;
  Locale[] locales = NumberFormat.getAvailableLocales();
  double myNumber = -1234.56;
  NumberFormat form;
  for (int j = 0; j &lt; 4; ++j) {
      System.out.println("FORMAT");
      for (int i = 0; i &lt; locales.length; ++i) {
          if (locales[i].getCountry().length() == 0) {
             continue; // Skip language-only locales
          }
          System.out.print(locales[i].getDisplayName());
          switch (j) {
          case 0:
              form = NumberFormat.getInstance(locales[i]); break;
          case 1:
              form = NumberFormat.getIntegerInstance(locales[i]); break;
          case 2:
              form = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(locales[i]); break;
          default:
              form = NumberFormat.getPercentInstance(locales[i]); break;
          }
          if (form instanceof DecimalFormat) {
              System.out.print(": " + ((DecimalFormat) form).toPattern());
          }
          System.out.print(" -&gt; " + form.format(myNumber));
          try {
              System.out.println(" -&gt; " + form.parse(form.format(myNumber)));
          } catch (ParseException e) {}
      }
  }
  </code>

Summary

Inherited constants
Public constructors

Creates a DecimalFormat using the default pattern and symbols for the default FORMAT locale.

<init>(pattern: String!)

Creates a DecimalFormat using the given pattern and the symbols for the default FORMAT locale.

<init>(pattern: String!, symbols: DecimalFormatSymbols!)

Creates a DecimalFormat using the given pattern and symbols.

Public methods
open Unit

Apply the given pattern to this Format object.

open Unit
applyPattern(pattern: String!)

Apply the given pattern to this Format object.

open Any

Standard override; no change in semantics.

open Boolean
equals(other: Any?)

Overrides equals

StringBuffer
format(number: Any, toAppendTo: StringBuffer, pos: FieldPosition)

Formats a number and appends the resulting text to the given string buffer.

open StringBuffer
format(number: Double, result: StringBuffer, fieldPosition: FieldPosition)

Formats a double to produce a string.

open StringBuffer
format(number: Long, result: StringBuffer, fieldPosition: FieldPosition)

Format a long to produce a string.

open AttributedCharacterIterator!

Formats an Object producing an AttributedCharacterIterator.

open Currency?

Gets the currency used by this decimal format when formatting currency values.

open DecimalFormatSymbols!

Returns a copy of the decimal format symbols, which is generally not changed by the programmer or user.

open Int

Return the grouping size.

open Int

Gets the maximum number of digits allowed in the fraction portion of a number.

open Int

Gets the maximum number of digits allowed in the integer portion of a number.

open Int

Gets the minimum number of digits allowed in the fraction portion of a number.

open Int

Gets the minimum number of digits allowed in the integer portion of a number.

open Int

Gets the multiplier for use in percent, per mille, and similar formats.

open String!

Get the negative prefix.

open String!

Get the negative suffix.

open String!

Get the positive prefix.

open String!

Get the positive suffix.

open RoundingMode

Gets the java.math.RoundingMode used in this DecimalFormat.

open Int

Overrides hashCode

open Boolean

Allows you to get the behavior of the decimal separator with integers.

open Boolean

Returns true if grouping is used in this format.

open Boolean

Returns whether the parse(java.lang.String,java.text.ParsePosition) method returns BigDecimal.

open Boolean

Returns true if this format will parse numbers as integers only.

open Number?
parse(text: String, pos: ParsePosition)

Parses text from a string to produce a Number.

open Unit
setCurrency(currency: Currency)

Sets the currency used by this number format when formatting currency values.

open Unit

Sets the decimal format symbols, which is generally not changed by the programmer or user.

open Unit

Allows you to set the behavior of the decimal separator with integers.

open Unit
setGroupingSize(newValue: Int)

Set the grouping size.

open Unit

Set whether or not grouping will be used in this format.

open Unit

Sets the maximum number of digits allowed in the fraction portion of a number.

open Unit

Sets the maximum number of digits allowed in the integer portion of a number.

open Unit

Sets the minimum number of digits allowed in the fraction portion of a number.

open Unit

Sets the minimum number of digits allowed in the integer portion of a number.

open Unit
setMultiplier(newValue: Int)

Sets the multiplier for use in percent, per mille, and similar formats.

open Unit

Set the negative prefix.

open Unit

Set the negative suffix.

open Unit

Sets whether the parse(java.lang.String,java.text.ParsePosition) method returns BigDecimal.

open Unit

Sets whether or not numbers should be parsed as integers only.

open Unit

Set the positive prefix.

open Unit

Set the positive suffix.

open Unit
setRoundingMode(roundingMode: RoundingMode?)

Sets the java.math.RoundingMode used in this DecimalFormat.

open String!

Synthesizes a localized pattern string that represents the current state of this Format object.

open String!

Synthesizes a pattern string that represents the current state of this Format object.

Inherited functions

Public constructors

<init>

Added in API level 1
DecimalFormat()

Creates a DecimalFormat using the default pattern and symbols for the default FORMAT locale. This is a convenient way to obtain a DecimalFormat when internationalization is not the main concern.

To obtain standard formats for a given locale, use the factory methods on NumberFormat such as getNumberInstance. These factories will return the most appropriate sub-class of NumberFormat for a given locale.

<init>

Added in API level 1
DecimalFormat(pattern: String!)

Creates a DecimalFormat using the given pattern and the symbols for the default FORMAT locale. This is a convenient way to obtain a DecimalFormat when internationalization is not the main concern.

To obtain standard formats for a given locale, use the factory methods on NumberFormat such as getNumberInstance. These factories will return the most appropriate sub-class of NumberFormat for a given locale.

Parameters
pattern String!: a non-localized pattern string.
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if pattern is null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the given pattern is invalid.

<init>

Added in API level 1
DecimalFormat(
    pattern: String!,
    symbols: DecimalFormatSymbols!)

Creates a DecimalFormat using the given pattern and symbols. Use this constructor when you need to completely customize the behavior of the format.

To obtain standard formats for a given locale, use the factory methods on NumberFormat such as getInstance or getCurrencyInstance. If you need only minor adjustments to a standard format, you can modify the format returned by a NumberFormat factory method.

Parameters
pattern String!: a non-localized pattern string
symbols DecimalFormatSymbols!: the set of symbols to be used
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if any of the given arguments is null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the given pattern is invalid

Public methods

applyLocalizedPattern

Added in API level 1
open fun applyLocalizedPattern(pattern: String!): Unit

Apply the given pattern to this Format object. The pattern is assumed to be in a localized notation. A pattern is a short-hand specification for the various formatting properties. These properties can also be changed individually through the various setter methods.

There is no limit to integer digits set by this routine, since that is the typical end-user desire; use setMaximumInteger if you want to set a real value. For negative numbers, use a second pattern, separated by a semicolon

Example "#,#00.0#" → 1,234.56

This means a minimum of 2 integer digits, 1 fraction digit, and a maximum of 2 fraction digits.

Example: "#,#00.0#;(#,#00.0#)" for negatives in parentheses.

In negative patterns, the minimum and maximum counts are ignored; these are presumed to be set in the positive pattern.

Parameters
pattern String!: a new pattern
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if pattern is null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the given pattern is invalid.

applyPattern

Added in API level 1
open fun applyPattern(pattern: String!): Unit

Apply the given pattern to this Format object. A pattern is a short-hand specification for the various formatting properties. These properties can also be changed individually through the various setter methods.

There is no limit to integer digits set by this routine, since that is the typical end-user desire; use setMaximumInteger if you want to set a real value. For negative numbers, use a second pattern, separated by a semicolon

Example "#,#00.0#" → 1,234.56

This means a minimum of 2 integer digits, 1 fraction digit, and a maximum of 2 fraction digits.

Example: "#,#00.0#;(#,#00.0#)" for negatives in parentheses.

In negative patterns, the minimum and maximum counts are ignored; these are presumed to be set in the positive pattern.

Parameters
pattern String!: a new pattern
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if pattern is null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the given pattern is invalid.

clone

Added in API level 1
open fun clone(): Any

Standard override; no change in semantics.

Return
Any a clone of this instance.
Exceptions
java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException if the object's class does not support the Cloneable interface. Subclasses that override the clone method can also throw this exception to indicate that an instance cannot be cloned.

equals

Added in API level 1
open fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean

Overrides equals

Parameters
obj the reference object with which to compare.
Return
Boolean true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

format

Added in API level 1
fun format(
    number: Any,
    toAppendTo: StringBuffer,
    pos: FieldPosition
): StringBuffer

Formats a number and appends the resulting text to the given string buffer. The number can be of any subclass of java.lang.Number.

This implementation uses the maximum precision permitted.

Parameters
obj The object to format
toAppendTo StringBuffer: the StringBuffer to which the formatted text is to be appended
pos FieldPosition: On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
number Any: the number to format
Return
StringBuffer the value passed in as toAppendTo
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if number is null or not an instance of Number.
java.lang.NullPointerException if toAppendTo or pos is null
java.lang.ArithmeticException if rounding is needed with rounding mode being set to RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY

format

Added in API level 1
open fun format(
    number: Double,
    result: StringBuffer,
    fieldPosition: FieldPosition
): StringBuffer

Formats a double to produce a string.

Parameters
number Double: The double to format
toAppendTo the StringBuffer to which the formatted text is to be appended
pos the field position
result StringBuffer: where the text is to be appended
fieldPosition FieldPosition: On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
Return
StringBuffer The formatted number string
Exceptions
java.lang.ArithmeticException if rounding is needed with rounding mode being set to RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY

format

Added in API level 1
open fun format(
    number: Long,
    result: StringBuffer,
    fieldPosition: FieldPosition
): StringBuffer

Format a long to produce a string.

Parameters
number Long: The long to format
toAppendTo the StringBuffer to which the formatted text is to be appended
pos the field position
result StringBuffer: where the text is to be appended
fieldPosition FieldPosition: On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
Return
StringBuffer The formatted number string
Exceptions
java.lang.ArithmeticException if rounding is needed with rounding mode being set to RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY

formatToCharacterIterator

Added in API level 1
open fun formatToCharacterIterator(obj: Any!): AttributedCharacterIterator!

Formats an Object producing an AttributedCharacterIterator. You can use the returned AttributedCharacterIterator to build the resulting String, as well as to determine information about the resulting String.

Each attribute key of the AttributedCharacterIterator will be of type NumberFormat.Field, with the attribute value being the same as the attribute key.

Parameters
obj Any!: The object to format
Return
AttributedCharacterIterator! AttributedCharacterIterator describing the formatted value.
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if obj is null.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException when the Format cannot format the given object.
java.lang.ArithmeticException if rounding is needed with rounding mode being set to RoundingMode.UNNECESSARY

getCurrency

Added in API level 1
open fun getCurrency(): Currency?

Gets the currency used by this decimal format when formatting currency values. The currency is obtained by calling DecimalFormatSymbols#getCurrency on this number format's symbols.

Return
Currency? the currency used by this decimal format, or null

getDecimalFormatSymbols

Added in API level 1
open fun getDecimalFormatSymbols(): DecimalFormatSymbols!

Returns a copy of the decimal format symbols, which is generally not changed by the programmer or user.

Return
DecimalFormatSymbols! a copy of the desired DecimalFormatSymbols

getGroupingSize

Added in API level 1
open fun getGroupingSize(): Int

Return the grouping size. Grouping size is the number of digits between grouping separators in the integer portion of a number. For example, in the number "123,456.78", the grouping size is 3.

Return
Int the grouping size

getMaximumFractionDigits

Added in API level 1
open fun getMaximumFractionDigits(): Int

Gets the maximum number of digits allowed in the fraction portion of a number. For formatting numbers other than BigInteger and BigDecimal objects, the lower of the return value and 340 is used.

Return
Int the maximum number of digits.

getMaximumIntegerDigits

Added in API level 1
open fun getMaximumIntegerDigits(): Int

Gets the maximum number of digits allowed in the integer portion of a number. For formatting numbers other than BigInteger and BigDecimal objects, the lower of the return value and 309 is used.

Return
Int the maximum number of digits

getMinimumFractionDigits

Added in API level 1
open fun getMinimumFractionDigits(): Int

Gets the minimum number of digits allowed in the fraction portion of a number. For formatting numbers other than BigInteger and BigDecimal objects, the lower of the return value and 340 is used.

Return
Int the minimum number of digits

getMinimumIntegerDigits

Added in API level 1
open fun getMinimumIntegerDigits(): Int

Gets the minimum number of digits allowed in the integer portion of a number. For formatting numbers other than BigInteger and BigDecimal objects, the lower of the return value and 309 is used.

Return
Int the minimum number of digits

getMultiplier

Added in API level 1
open fun getMultiplier(): Int

Gets the multiplier for use in percent, per mille, and similar formats.

Return
Int the multiplier

getNegativePrefix

Added in API level 1
open fun getNegativePrefix(): String!

Get the negative prefix.

Examples: -123, ($123) (with negative suffix), sFr-123

Return
String! the negative prefix

getNegativeSuffix

Added in API level 1
open fun getNegativeSuffix(): String!

Get the negative suffix.

Examples: -123%, ($123) (with positive suffixes)

Return
String! the negative suffix

getPositivePrefix

Added in API level 1
open fun getPositivePrefix(): String!

Get the positive prefix.

Examples: +123, $123, sFr123

Return
String! the positive prefix

getPositiveSuffix

Added in API level 1
open fun getPositiveSuffix(): String!

Get the positive suffix.

Example: 123%

Return
String! the positive suffix

getRoundingMode

Added in API level 9
open fun getRoundingMode(): RoundingMode

Gets the java.math.RoundingMode used in this DecimalFormat.

Return
RoundingMode The RoundingMode used for this DecimalFormat.

hashCode

Added in API level 1
open fun hashCode(): Int

Overrides hashCode

Return
Int a hash code value for this object.

isDecimalSeparatorAlwaysShown

Added in API level 1
open fun isDecimalSeparatorAlwaysShown(): Boolean

Allows you to get the behavior of the decimal separator with integers. (The decimal separator will always appear with decimals.)

Example: Decimal ON: 12345 → 12345.; OFF: 12345 → 12345

Return
Boolean true if the decimal separator is always shown; false otherwise

isGroupingUsed

Added in API level 1
open fun isGroupingUsed(): Boolean

Returns true if grouping is used in this format. For example, in the English locale, with grouping on, the number 1234567 might be formatted as "1,234,567". The grouping separator as well as the size of each group is locale dependant and is determined by sub-classes of NumberFormat.

Return
Boolean true if grouping is used; false otherwise

isParseBigDecimal

Added in API level 1
open fun isParseBigDecimal(): Boolean

Returns whether the parse(java.lang.String,java.text.ParsePosition) method returns BigDecimal. The default value is false.

Return
Boolean true if the parse method returns BigDecimal; false otherwise

isParseIntegerOnly

Added in API level 1
open fun isParseIntegerOnly(): Boolean

Returns true if this format will parse numbers as integers only. For example in the English locale, with ParseIntegerOnly true, the string "1234." would be parsed as the integer value 1234 and parsing would stop at the "." character. Of course, the exact format accepted by the parse operation is locale dependant and determined by sub-classes of NumberFormat.

Return
Boolean true if numbers should be parsed as integers only; false otherwise

parse

Added in API level 1
open fun parse(
    text: String,
    pos: ParsePosition
): Number?

Parses text from a string to produce a Number.

The method attempts to parse text starting at the index given by pos. If parsing succeeds, then the index of pos is updated to the index after the last character used (parsing does not necessarily use all characters up to the end of the string), and the parsed number is returned. The updated pos can be used to indicate the starting point for the next call to this method. If an error occurs, then the index of pos is not changed, the error index of pos is set to the index of the character where the error occurred, and null is returned.

The subclass returned depends on the value of isParseBigDecimal as well as on the string being parsed.

  • If isParseBigDecimal() is false (the default), most integer values are returned as Long objects, no matter how they are written: "17" and "17.000" both parse to Long(17). Values that cannot fit into a Long are returned as Doubles. This includes values with a fractional part, infinite values, NaN, and the value -0.0. DecimalFormat does not decide whether to return a Double or a Long based on the presence of a decimal separator in the source string. Doing so would prevent integers that overflow the mantissa of a double, such as "-9,223,372,036,854,775,808.00", from being parsed accurately.

    Callers may use the Number methods doubleValue, longValue, etc., to obtain the type they want.

  • If isParseBigDecimal() is true, values are returned as BigDecimal objects. The values are the ones constructed by java.math.BigDecimal#BigDecimal(String) for corresponding strings in locale-independent format. The special cases negative and positive infinity and NaN are returned as Double instances holding the values of the corresponding Double constants.

DecimalFormat parses all Unicode characters that represent decimal digits, as defined by Character.digit(). In addition, DecimalFormat also recognizes as digits the ten consecutive characters starting with the localized zero digit defined in the DecimalFormatSymbols object.

Parameters
source the String to parse
parsePosition the parse position
text String: the string to be parsed
pos ParsePosition: A ParsePosition object with index and error index information as described above.
Return
Number? the parsed value, or null if the parse fails
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if text or pos is null.

setCurrency

Added in API level 1
open fun setCurrency(currency: Currency): Unit

Sets the currency used by this number format when formatting currency values. This does not update the minimum or maximum number of fraction digits used by the number format. The currency is set by calling DecimalFormatSymbols#setCurrency on this number format's symbols.

Parameters
currency Currency: the new currency to be used by this decimal format
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if currency is null

setDecimalFormatSymbols

Added in API level 1
open fun setDecimalFormatSymbols(newSymbols: DecimalFormatSymbols!): Unit

Sets the decimal format symbols, which is generally not changed by the programmer or user.

Parameters
newSymbols DecimalFormatSymbols!: desired DecimalFormatSymbols

setDecimalSeparatorAlwaysShown

Added in API level 1
open fun setDecimalSeparatorAlwaysShown(newValue: Boolean): Unit

Allows you to set the behavior of the decimal separator with integers. (The decimal separator will always appear with decimals.)

Example: Decimal ON: 12345 → 12345.; OFF: 12345 → 12345

Parameters
newValue Boolean: true if the decimal separator is always shown; false otherwise

setGroupingSize

Added in API level 1
open fun setGroupingSize(newValue: Int): Unit

Set the grouping size. Grouping size is the number of digits between grouping separators in the integer portion of a number. For example, in the number "123,456.78", the grouping size is 3.
The value passed in is converted to a byte, which may lose information.

Parameters
newValue Int: the new grouping size

setGroupingUsed

Added in API level 1
open fun setGroupingUsed(newValue: Boolean): Unit

Set whether or not grouping will be used in this format.

Parameters
newValue Boolean: true if grouping is used; false otherwise

setMaximumFractionDigits

Added in API level 1
open fun setMaximumFractionDigits(newValue: Int): Unit

Sets the maximum number of digits allowed in the fraction portion of a number. For formatting numbers other than BigInteger and BigDecimal objects, the lower of newValue and 340 is used. Negative input values are replaced with 0.

Parameters
newValue Int: the maximum number of fraction digits to be shown; if less than zero, then zero is used. The concrete subclass may enforce an upper limit to this value appropriate to the numeric type being formatted.

setMaximumIntegerDigits

Added in API level 1
open fun setMaximumIntegerDigits(newValue: Int): Unit

Sets the maximum number of digits allowed in the integer portion of a number. For formatting numbers other than BigInteger and BigDecimal objects, the lower of newValue and 309 is used. Negative input values are replaced with 0.

Parameters
newValue Int: the maximum number of integer digits to be shown; if less than zero, then zero is used. The concrete subclass may enforce an upper limit to this value appropriate to the numeric type being formatted.

setMinimumFractionDigits

Added in API level 1
open fun setMinimumFractionDigits(newValue: Int): Unit

Sets the minimum number of digits allowed in the fraction portion of a number. For formatting numbers other than BigInteger and BigDecimal objects, the lower of newValue and 340 is used. Negative input values are replaced with 0.

Parameters
newValue Int: the minimum number of fraction digits to be shown; if less than zero, then zero is used. The concrete subclass may enforce an upper limit to this value appropriate to the numeric type being formatted.

setMinimumIntegerDigits

Added in API level 1
open fun setMinimumIntegerDigits(newValue: Int): Unit

Sets the minimum number of digits allowed in the integer portion of a number. For formatting numbers other than BigInteger and BigDecimal objects, the lower of newValue and 309 is used. Negative input values are replaced with 0.

Parameters
newValue Int: the minimum number of integer digits to be shown; if less than zero, then zero is used. The concrete subclass may enforce an upper limit to this value appropriate to the numeric type being formatted.

setMultiplier

Added in API level 1
open fun setMultiplier(newValue: Int): Unit

Sets the multiplier for use in percent, per mille, and similar formats. For a percent format, set the multiplier to 100 and the suffixes to have '%' (for Arabic, use the Arabic percent sign). For a per mille format, set the multiplier to 1000 and the suffixes to have '\u2030'.

Example: with multiplier 100, 1.23 is formatted as "123", and "123" is parsed into 1.23.

Parameters
newValue Int: the new multiplier

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setNegativePrefix

Added in API level 1
open fun setNegativePrefix(newValue: String!): Unit

Set the negative prefix.

Examples: -123, ($123) (with negative suffix), sFr-123

Parameters
newValue String!: the new negative prefix

setNegativeSuffix

Added in API level 1
open fun setNegativeSuffix(newValue: String!): Unit

Set the negative suffix.

Examples: 123%

Parameters
newValue String!: the new negative suffix

setParseBigDecimal

Added in API level 1
open fun setParseBigDecimal(newValue: Boolean): Unit

Sets whether the parse(java.lang.String,java.text.ParsePosition) method returns BigDecimal.

Parameters
newValue Boolean: true if the parse method returns BigDecimal; false otherwise

setParseIntegerOnly

Added in API level 1
open fun setParseIntegerOnly(value: Boolean): Unit

Sets whether or not numbers should be parsed as integers only.

Parameters
value Boolean: true if numbers should be parsed as integers only; false otherwise

setPositivePrefix

Added in API level 1
open fun setPositivePrefix(newValue: String!): Unit

Set the positive prefix.

Examples: +123, $123, sFr123

Parameters
newValue String!: the new positive prefix

setPositiveSuffix

Added in API level 1
open fun setPositiveSuffix(newValue: String!): Unit

Set the positive suffix.

Example: 123%

Parameters
newValue String!: the new positive suffix

setRoundingMode

Added in API level 9
open fun setRoundingMode(roundingMode: RoundingMode?): Unit

Sets the java.math.RoundingMode used in this DecimalFormat.

Parameters
roundingMode RoundingMode?: The RoundingMode to be used
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if roundingMode is null.

toLocalizedPattern

Added in API level 1
open fun toLocalizedPattern(): String!

Synthesizes a localized pattern string that represents the current state of this Format object.

Return
String! a localized pattern string

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toPattern

Added in API level 1
open fun toPattern(): String!

Synthesizes a pattern string that represents the current state of this Format object.

Return
String! a pattern string

See Also