How do I format a number in Java?

Question

How do I format a number in Java?
What are the "Best Practices"?

Will I need to round a number before I format it?

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Answer 1

You and String.format() will be new best friends!

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Formatter.html#syntax

 String.format("%.2f", (double)value);