Java - format double value as dollar amount

Question

I need to format the double \"amt\" as a dollar amount println(\"$\" + dollars + \".\" + cents) such that there are two digits after the decimal.

What is the best wa

Answer 1

You can use a DecimalFormat

DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0.00");
System.out.println(df.format(amt));

That will give you a print out with always 2dp.

But really, you should be using BigDecimal for money, because of floating point issues