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Can anyone tell me how do i convert a string contianing exponential
number to decimal/float number?
Is there any built in method for doing this?

ruds wrote:
> Can anyone tell me how do i convert a string contianing exponential
> number to decimal/float number?
> Is there any built in method for doing this?
>

Can you give an example of a string you want to convert?

Patricia

ruds wrote:
> Can anyone tell me how do i convert a string contianing exponential
> number to decimal/float number?
> Is there any built in method for doing this?

If I understand what you are asking for,

double d = Double.parseDouble("1.23e+4");

fills the bill.

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Eric Sosman
lid

Eric Sosman wrote:
> ruds wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me how do i convert a string contianing exponential
> > number to decimal/float number?
> > Is there any built in method for doing this?
>
> If I understand what you are asking for,
>
> double d = Double.parseDouble("1.23e+4");
>
> fills the bill.
>
> --
> Eric Sosman
> lid

Or, if its a constant string, why bother parsing at all?

double d = 1.23e+4;