What is the NumberFormat class?

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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