Converting to Float

[Brian Cummins]

Hi. My price value is read in from a file as a float value. I then convert this to local currency and then to String using this code:

 //Format the currency in the price textbox
    BigDecimal bookPrice = new BigDecimal(book.getPrice());
    NumberFormat n = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.ITALY);
     String s = n.format(bookPrice);
    txtPrice.setText(s);
 

However, my problem is when i am trying to save this value again. The value has to be saved as a Float. Is there any way of taking out the � sign so that i can convert it back to a Float.

[M Beck]

Originally posted by Brian Cummins:
Hi. My price value is read in from a file as a float value. I then convert this to local currency and then to String using this code:

 //Format the currency in the price textbox
    BigDecimal bookPrice = new BigDecimal(book.getPrice());
    NumberFormat n = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.ITALY);
     String s = n.format(bookPrice);
    txtPrice.setText(s);

However, my problem is when i am trying to save this value again. The value has to be saved as a Float. Is there any way of taking out the � sign so that i can convert it back to a Float.

you're converting a BigDecimal to a string, and then you want to convert the string to a float... why can't you just convert the BigDecimal to a float directly?

[Brian Cummins]

I have to convert it to a string first to display it in the textbox

[M Beck]

yes, but that doesn't make the BigDecimal go away, does it?