public final class Numbers
extends Object

A set of functions to work with numbers

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`toString(Number number)`	Default `toString` method for numbers.
`static String`	`toString(Number number, String pattern)`	Formatting method for numbers.

public static String toString(Number number,
                              String pattern)

Formatting method for numbers. Uses pattern parameter for defining output format. Format symbols:

Symbol	Location	Symbol	Meaning
0	Number		Digit
#	Number		Digit, zero shows as absent
.	Number	.	Decimal separator or monetary decimal separator
-	Number	-	Minus sign
,	Number	,	Grouping separator
E	Number	E	Separates mantissa and exponent in scientific notation. Need not be quoted in prefix or suffix.
;	Subpattern boundary		Separates positive and negative subpatterns
%	Prefix or suffix	%	Multiply by 100 and show as percentage
‰	Prefix or suffix	‰	Multiply by 1000 and show as per mille value
'	Prefix or suffix		Used to quote special characters in a prefix or suffix, for example, "'#'#" formats 123 to "#123". To create a single quote itself, use two in a row: "# o''clock".

Some examples:

12,000 1.2E4 003 neg 003 3% 30‰ #3%

Pattern	Number	Result
0000	42	0042
0000.000	42.42	0042.420
0000.000	42	0042.000
#.##	3000.452	3000.45
#.##	3000.4	3000.4
#.##	3000	3000
#,###.#	12000
#0E0	12000
003
000;neg 0	3
000;neg 0	-3	For negative numbers positive pattern enhanced by negative pattern is used
0%	0.03
0‰	0.03
'#'0'%'	3

Parameters:: number - any instance of Number; pattern - target pattern
Returns:: string representation of a given number.

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`NEGATIVE_INFINITY_SIGN`
`static String`	`POSITIVE_INFINITY_SIGN`

Class Numbers