How to parse a BigDecimal from a localized number String

Question

I want to be able to build a BigDecimal instance from a localized String.
i.e.: From a string like "2.123,45123" I want to get when I get by doing: new BigDecimal("2123.45123");
The NumberFormat parse(String) method answers doubles, so I lose presition. When I do nf.parse(2,0000000000000000001) y get a Double representing 2. I can't make a BigDecimal from such a string afaik.
The problem is the localized version on the number (in the string) otherwise it works fine (with the US locale).

Answer 1

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So you only can't convert a string to a BigDoublethat
uses the ',' for the decimal place and the '.' forthe
real number separators? If that's the case, whycan't
you use a String buffer then to strip out all the
periods and replace the comma with a period so it
looks like a US decimal string then use that?Thank you very much for your answer. That would have
been a workaround. I found a BigDecimal parser that's
absolutely perfect for the task.
http://users.belgacombusiness.net/arci/math/
Gives to BigDecimals what java standard gives to all
the other Number subclasses. Good! Frankly, I'm usually just lazy enough to hack a solution.... because I like to say that I hack. evil laugh