How to use Java's DecimalFormat for “smart” currency formatting?

Question

I\'d like to use Java\'s DecimalFormat to format doubles like so:

#1 - 100 -> $100
#2 - 100.5 -> $100.50
#3 - 100.41 -> $100.41

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Answer 1

Does it have to use DecimalFormat?

If not, it looks like the following should work:

String currencyString = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance().format(currencyNumber);
//Handle the weird exception of formatting whole dollar amounts with no decimal
currencyString = currencyString.replaceAll("\\.00", "");