Java BigDecimal.setScale(int newScale)
Syntax
BigDecimal.setScale(int newScale) has the following syntax.
public BigDecimal setScale(int newScale)
Example
In the following code shows how to use BigDecimal.setScale(int newScale) method.
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import java.math.BigDecimal;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
BigDecimal bg1 = new BigDecimal("123.123456");
// set scale of bg1 to 6 in bg2
BigDecimal bg2 = bg1.setScale(6);
String str = "The value of " + bg1 + " after changing the scale to 6 is "
+ bg2;
System.out.println(str);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
