Set the multiple of the exponent by the number of #'s to the left of the decimal point in Java
Description
The following code shows how to set the multiple of the exponent by the number of #'s to the left of the decimal point.
Example
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import java.text.DecimalFormat;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
DecimalFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat("#E0"); // exponent can be any
// value
String s = formatter.format(-1234.567);
System.out.println(s);
s = formatter.format(-.1234567);
System.out.println(s);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.