Convert scientific notation to decimal notation

Question

There is a similar question on SO which suggests using NumberFormat which is what I have done.

I am using the parse() method of NumberFormat.

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Answer 1

When you use DecimalFormat with an expression in scientific notation, you need to specify a pattern. Try something like

DecimalFormat dform = new DecimalFormat("0.###E0");

See the javadocs for DecimalFormat -- there's a section marked "Scientific Notation".