Java Data Type How to - Parse string value into float where string contains comma

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Question

We would like to know how to parse string value into float where string contains comma.

Answer

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    DecimalFormat format = new DecimalFormat();
    format.setParseBigDecimal(true);
    BigDecimal value = (BigDecimal) format.parse("1,234.56");
    System.out.println(value);
  }
}

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