Java big decimal number format exception

Question

Why does the code below throw a java number format exception?

BigDecimal d = new BigDecimal(\"10934,375\");

Answer 1

You can use NumberFormat to choose the Locale, see the example:

        String numberToFormat = "1.900,35";
        NumberFormat formatter = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(Locale.GERMAN);
        Number number = formatter.parse(numberToFormat);
        BigDecimal decimal = BigDecimal.valueOf(number.doubleValue());