What is the NumberFormat class?

What is the NumberFormat class?

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NumberFormat is an abstract class that is used to format numbers and currency values. This class extends the java.util.Format class. The important methods of the NumberFormat class are as follows:

• static final NumberFormat getInstance(): This method returns the default number format for the current default Locale.



• static final NumberFormat getCurrencyInstance(): This method returns the default currency format for the current default Locale.



• static final NumberFormat getInstance(Locale loc): This method returns the default number format for the specified Locale.



• public Number parse(String source): This method parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce a number. It throws the ParseException if the string cannot be parsed.



• final String format(long number): This method takes a number value as the parameter and formats it into a number string.

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