I want to print a double value in Java without exponential form.
double dexp = 12345678;
System.out.println("dexp: "+dexp);
It shows this E notation: 1.2345678E7
.
I want it to print it like this: 12345678
What is the best way to prevent this?
Five different ways to convert a double to a normal number:
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
public class Runner {
public static void main(String[] args) {
double myvalue = 0.00000021d;
//Option 1 Print bare double.
System.out.println(myvalue);
//Option2, use decimalFormat.
DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("#");
df.setMaximumFractionDigits(8);
System.out.println(df.format(myvalue));
//Option 3, use printf.
System.out.printf("%.9f", myvalue);
System.out.println();
//Option 4, convert toBigDecimal and ask for toPlainString().
System.out.print(new BigDecimal(myvalue).toPlainString());
System.out.println();
//Option 5, String.format
System.out.println(String.format("%.12f", myvalue));
}
}
This program prints:
2.1E-7
.00000021
0.000000210
0.000000210000000000000001085015324114868562332958390470594167709350585
0.000000210000
Which are all the same value.
Protip: If you are confused as to why those random digits appear beyond a certain threshold in the double value, this video explains: computerphile why does 0.1
+0.2
equal 0.30000000000001
?