http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5236056/force-decimal-point-as-seperator-in-java
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:05 AM, RLScott <[email protected]> wrote: > My app writes files with strings generated by code like: > > s = String.format("%6.2f\r\n", zValue); > > where zValue is a float. Then it reads those files back in later and > parses them, expecting to see a number with a decimal point (.). This > works fine for my phone and for all the Android devices in the US that > I have tested. But now a user from Germany reported troubles that I > have traced down to the fact that on German phones, the above > statement produces numbers that use the comma (,) as the decimal > delimiter, and so my parsing code that looks for decimals with periods > does not work. It appears to be a localization issue. How can I > force all my strings generated with ".format" to use US localization > standards in this regard? (My files are totally for internal use by > the app and so do not need to be rendered in the local convention.) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in DC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
