How to convert Localized formatted String in Amount?

Question

Hello All,
I have once scenario where I need to convert localized string amount to parse and make it long amount.
Example: In russia, people write 1000 as "1 000".
Now what I need to do is to parse this "1 000" and get 1000.
Is there any way in java, which can identify if the particular string is localized price in some Locale and give us the normal long output?
Thanks,
Jenish

Answer 1

The char after the 1 of 1 000 is not a space (value: 32) it's a no-break space (value 160). Copy this line and paste it into your code:System.out.println(nf.parse("1 000"));And please read the announcement(s) at the top of the forum listing, they're there for a purpose. Then edit your post and format the code correctly.
db
edit Dang, the forum parsing (or maybe the browser rendering) converts that to a normal space :( Trying again... and again ...
No, it appears both   and   are corrupted to a   no matter how I try it. One more try, with pre tags instead of code tags
System.out.println(nf.parse("1 000"));Nope. With noformat
{noformat}System.out.println(nf.parse("1 000"));{noformat}
On a Windows computer, you can type the no-break space using Alt-0160 or copy it from the Character Map. Other than that, here's my best attempt to illustrate what's going on:NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance(new Locale("ru", "RU"));
try {
  System.out.println("1 000".equals(nf.format(1000))); // false
  String thousand = "1" + ((char) 160) + "000";
  System.out.println(thousand); // looks like 1 000
  System.out.println(nf.parse(thousand)); // 1000
} catch (ParseException e) {
  e.printStackTrace();
}Edited by: Darryl Burke