Double decimal formatting in Java

Question

I\'m having some problems formatting the decimals of a double. If I have a double value, e.g. 4.0, how do I format the decimals so that it\'s 4.00 instead?

Answer 1

First import NumberFormat. Then add this:

NumberFormat currencyFormatter = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();

This will give you two decimal places and put a dollar sign if it's dealing with currency.

import java.text.NumberFormat;
public class Payroll 
{
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
    int hoursWorked = 80;
    double hourlyPay = 15.52;

    double grossPay = hoursWorked * hourlyPay;
    NumberFormat currencyFormatter = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();

    System.out.println("Your gross pay is " + currencyFormatter.format(grossPay));
    }

}