Java BigDecimal objectToBigDecimal(Object object)

Description

Supports any object which toString method return a numeric as String.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
object	Any object

Return

a BigDecimal if the object represent a number, null otherwise.

Declaration

public static BigDecimal objectToBigDecimal(Object object) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.math.BigDecimal;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Supports any object which toString method return a numeric as String.
     *
     * @param object Any object
     * @return a BigDecimal if the object represent a number, null otherwise.
     * @since 7.1
     */
    public static BigDecimal objectToBigDecimal(Object object) {
        if (object == null) {
            return null;
        }
        try {
            return new BigDecimal(object.toString());
        } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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