Format BigDecimal without scientific notation with full precision

java string-formatting bigdecimal
Mensur picture Mensur · Apr 5, 2013 · Viewed 34.3k times · Source

I'd like to convert a BigDecimal to String for printing purposes but print out all digits without scientific notation. For example:

BigDecimal d = BigDecimal.valueOf(12334535345456700.12345634534534578901);
String out = d.toString(); // Or perform any formatting that needs to be done
System.out.println(out);

I'd like to get 12334535345456700.12345634534534578901 printed. Right now I get: 1.23345353454567E+16.

Answer

Reimeus picture Reimeus · Apr 5, 2013

To preserve the precision for a BigDecimal you need to pass the value in as a String

BigDecimal d = new BigDecimal("12334535345456700.12345634534534578901");
System.out.println(d.toPlainString());

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