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Chapter 24
)
. The localized numeric conversions are the integer decim-
al conversion (
d
) and the three main floating-point conversions (
e
,
f
,
g
and their uppercase counterparts). For these conversions, digit charac-
ters are taken from the active locale, and the correct sign characters,
decimal point character, and grouping character (for the
,
flag) are also
taken from the locale. Similarly, if zero-padding is requested the zero
character is that defined by the locale. The
NumberFormat
class described
in
Chapter 24
,
on page
710
,
provides more extensive formatting capab-
ilities for localized numbers.
Exercise 22.1
: Write a method that takes an array of floating-point
values and a number indicating how many columns to use, and prints
the array contents. Try to ensure that the entries in each column line up
neatly. Assume a line is 80 characters wide.
