How to print a double with two decimals in Android?

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Maybe this is a silly question, but I cannot guess how to solve it if it's not creating a method. Maybe there's a "natural way" to do it, like in C for example. Here's the problem:

I have a var:

double a;

And I want to show it only with 2 or 3 decimals. When I try to show it:

Text.setText("Value of a: " + String.valueOf(a));

It gives something like:

Value of a: 5.234966145

And i would want just

Value of a: 5.23

Without changing the real value of a so it shows the approximate number but works with the real number.

doubleNumber.toString().substring(0, 3) – Madi Feb 01 '18 at 19:37 — Madi, Feb 01 '18 at 19:37

score 218 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 26 '18 at 12:49

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yourTextView.setText(String.format("Value of a: %.2f", a));

edited Mar 26 '18 at 12:49

Louis CAD

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Goz

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This gives a warning: "Implicitly using the default locale is a common source of bugs: Use String.format(Locale, ...) instead" – AndreKR Jul 15 '20 at 11:22
@AndreKR that's because of variable symbols used in different countries. Even if you specify the correct formatting, you have to do the same if you parse it later. If you aren't doing that, it doesn't matter AT ALL because it uses the system settings of the device, which you should use anyway. – John Lord Feb 04 '21 at 17:59

score 44 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 02 '15 at 14:41

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You can use a DecimalFormat, or String.format("%.2f", a);

edited Jun 02 '15 at 14:41

JJD

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Fenil · Answer 3 · 2019-09-19T11:33:31.273

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For Displaying digit upto two decimal places there are two possibilities - 1) Firstly, you only want to display decimal digits if it's there. For example - i) 12.10 to be displayed as 12.1, ii) 12.00 to be displayed as 12. Then use-

DecimalFormat formater = new DecimalFormat("#.##");

2) Secondly, you want to display decimal digits irrespective of decimal present For example -i) 12.10 to be displayed as 12.10. ii) 12 to be displayed as 12.00.Then use-

DecimalFormat formater = new DecimalFormat("0.00");

edited Sep 19 '19 at 11:33

answered Jan 07 '16 at 13:33

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This will format "0" as ".00". Instead use `new DecimalFormat("0.00")` to display "0" as "0.00" – PrashanD Apr 06 '17 at 08:34

score 34 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 24 '15 at 13:11

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Before you use DecimalFormat you need to use the following import or your code will not work:

import java.text.DecimalFormat;

The code for formatting is:

DecimalFormat precision = new DecimalFormat("0.00"); 
// dblVariable is a number variable and not a String in this case
txtTextField.setText(precision.format(dblVariable));

edited Jan 24 '15 at 13:11

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Your code shows rounded values. For example, it shows 2.82 by calling precision.format(2.81666666)... – valerybodak May 05 '16 at 09:52
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which is the desired behavior, isn't it? – ueen Jun 05 '19 at 14:42

score 21 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 23 '18 at 12:21

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use this one:

DecimalFormat form = new DecimalFormat("0.00");
etToll.setText(form.format(tvTotalAmount) );

Note: Data must be in decimal format (tvTotalAmount)

edited Jan 23 '18 at 12:21

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Ranko1977 · Answer 6 · 2014-07-25T22:10:31.180

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textView2.setText(String.format("%.2f", result));

and

DecimalFormat form = new DecimalFormat("0.00");
         textView2.setText(form.format(result) );

...cause "NumberFormatException" error in locale for Europe because it sets result as comma instead of point decimal - error occurs when textView is added to number in editText. Both solutions are working excellent in locale US and UK.

edited Jul 25 '14 at 22:10

answered Jul 25 '14 at 21:51

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