Thanks Kathir So which class do you use to format the float into a String representation like "$#,##0.00" ?
Kind regards mc On 9 Sep 2005 at 12:50, Murugesan, Kathiresan (Cognizant) wrote: > Its always better to use Float object while handling price related fields... > > Regards > Kathir. > > ________________________________ > > From: Murray Collingwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Fri 9/9/2005 12:44 PM > To: user@struts.apache.org > Subject: A nice easy question > > > > Hi all > > I put a price field (float) in a form (textbox) but had some trouble parsing > the text using > the DemicalFormat class (it doesn't seem to like the 'float' type). So I > went through > changing my field to 'int' but now of course I can only store whole dollar > amounts. > > To save me lots of time, should I: > > a) use long > b) use double > c) go back to float and fix my parsing > d) use int and store the value as cents (rather than dollars) (n*100 and > n/100) > > Kind regards > mc > > > FOCUS Computing > Mob: 0415 24 26 24 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.focus-computing.com.au > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/93 - Release Date: 8/09/2005 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > FOCUS Computing Mob: 0415 24 26 24 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.focus-computing.com.au -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/93 - Release Date: 8/09/2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
