Convert Number in Locale Format

Posted in: Core Java,Java.text

import java.util.Locale;

import java.text.NumberFormat;

import java.text.ParseException;

public class NumberLocalizationExample{

@SuppressWarnings("static-access")

public static void main(String[] args) {

Locale locale = Locale.CANADA;

String string = 

NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(locale).format(-1234.56); 

System.out.println("CANADA Format: "+ string);

// Format for GERMAN locale

locale = Locale.GERMAN;

string = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(

locale).format(-1234.56);

System.out.println("GERMAN Format: "+string);

// Format for the default locale

string = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance().format(-1234.56);

System.out.println("Default Format: "+string);

try {

Number number = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(

locale.JAPAN).parse("-1.234,56");

if (number instanceof Long) {

System.out.println("Converted Number In Long: "+

number.toString());

} else if (number instanceof Double) {

System.out.println("Converted Number In Double: "+

number.toString());

}

} catch (ParseException e) {

e.printStackTrace();

}

}

}