1 package org.djunits.value.formatter;
2
3 /**
4 * Format a floating point number in a reasonable way. <br>
5 * I've experienced problems with the %g conversions that caused array bounds violations. Those versions of the JRE that do
6 * <b>not</b> throw such Exceptions use one digit less than specified in the %g conversions. <br >
7 * TODO check how to always format numbers corresponding to the Locale used.
8 * <p>
9 * Copyright (c) 2015-2024 Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5, 2600 AA, Delft, the Netherlands. All rights reserved. <br>
10 * BSD-style license. See <a href="https://djunits.org/docs/license.html">DJUNITS License</a>.
11 * </p>
12 * @author <a href="https://www.tudelft.nl/averbraeck">Alexander Verbraeck</a>
13 * @author <a href="https://www.tudelft.nl/staff/p.knoppers/">Peter Knoppers</a>
14 */
15 public final class Format
16 {
17 /**
18 * This class shall never be instantiated.
19 */
20 private Format()
21 {
22 // Prevent instantiation of this class
23 }
24
25 /** Default total width of formatted value. */
26 public static final int DEFAULTSIZE = 10;
27
28 /**
29 * Format a floating point value.
30 * @param value double; the value to format
31 * @return String; the formatted floating point value
32 */
33 public static String format(final double value)
34 {
35 return EngineeringFormatter.format(value, DEFAULTSIZE);
36 }
37
38 }