edu.buffalo.fs7.mathlib
Class Easy

java.lang.Object
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public class Easy

extends java.lang.Object

Class providing number format capabilities. Author: Dr. Richard Gonsalves, SUNY Buffalo

Constructor Summary

Easy()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String

format(double d, int precision) Formats a double with a specified number of digits.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Easy

public Easy()

Method Detail

format

public static java.lang.String format(double d,
                                      int precision)

Formats a double with a specified number of digits. When java converts a double to a String it retains the full precision of the number. This can generate 15 decimal places! This method truncates this output to some specified number of decimal places.

Parameters:

d - the double to format

precision - the number of digits desired

Returns:

returns the formatted string