How to convert number to words in java

Question

We currently have a crude mechanism to convert numbers to words (e.g. using a few static arrays) and based on the size of the number translating that into an english text. B

Answer 1

I implemented it like this

package com.stack.overflow.number.in.english;

import java.util.ResourceBundle;

public class ActualImplementation {

    public static ResourceBundle readPropertyFile = ResourceBundle
            .getBundle("NumberEnglishRepresentation");

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(ActualImplementation.main(-2));
    }

    public static String main(Integer number) {
        int power;
        // Calculate Number of digits

        Integer numberOfDigits = number > 0 ? (int) Math.log10((double) number) + 1
                : 1;
        String output = "";
        // If number is negative convert it to positive an append minus to
        // output
        if (Integer.signum(number) == -1) {
            output = "minus ";
            number = number < 0 ? number * -1 : number;
        }
        String stringVal = String.valueOf(number);

        if (number <= 20 || number == 30 || number == 40 || number == 50
                || number == 60 || number == 70 || number == 80 || number == 90
                || number == 100 || number == 1000)
            output += readPropertyFile.getString(stringVal);

        else {
            int i;
            for (i = 0; i < numberOfDigits; i++) {

                if (number != 0) {

                    numberOfDigits = number > 0 ? (int) Math
                            .log10((double) number) + 1 : 1;

                    power = (int) Math.pow(10, numberOfDigits - 1);
                    // If number is like 10,001 then print ten first and then
                    // remaining value
                    if (numberOfDigits >= 5 && numberOfDigits % 2 == 1) {
                        power = (int) Math.pow(10, numberOfDigits - 2);
                    }

                    if (readPropertyFile.containsKey(String.valueOf(number)))
                        output += readPropertyFile.getString(String
                                .valueOf(number));
                    else {
                        // As the digits at units and tens place are read
                        // differently
                        if (numberOfDigits > 2) {

                            output += readPropertyFile.getString(String
                                    .valueOf(number / power))
                                    + readPropertyFile.getString(String
                                            .valueOf(power));
                        } else {
                            output += readPropertyFile.getString(String
                                    .valueOf(number - number % power));

                        }
                    }
                    number = (int) (number % power);

                }
            }
        }

        return output;
    }
}

and the resource file is :

0=zero
1=one
2=two
3=three
4=four
5=five
6=six
7=seven
8=eight
9=nine
10=ten 


11=eleven
12=twelve
13=thirteen
14=fourteen
15fifteen
16=sixteen
17=seventeen
18=eighteen
19=nineteen
20=twenty

30=thirty
40=fourty
50=fifty
60=sixty
70=seventy
80=eighty
90=ninety

100=hundred
1000=thousand
100000=Lakh

This one is implemented till 10 lakhs only