Sweden Currency validation

Question

Hello ,
Can any one tell me why the following is not retuning (0)
as indication that S and S2 Strings are equal?
java.text.NumberFormat currency = java.text.NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(new java.util.Locale("sv", "SE" )  );
String S = "1 234,56";
String S2= (String)currency.format( 1234.56 );
System.out.println(�  S is >>  �+ S);
System.out.println(�  S2 is >>  �+ S2);
return  (S.compareTo(S2));
Knowing that formatting 1234.45 in Sweden locale should be 1 234,45

Answer 1

Check out the below code I hope that you will get what you want now.
java.text.DecimalFormat currency = (DecimalFormat)java.text.NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(new java.util.Locale("sv", "SE" )  );
DecimalFormatSymbols symbols = new DecimalFormatSymbols(new java.util.Locale("sv", "SE" )  );
symbols.setGroupingSeparator((char)32);
currency.setDecimalFormatSymbols(symbols);
System.out.println((int)symbols.getGroupingSeparator());
System.out.println((int)' ');
String S = "1 234,56 kr";
String S2= (String)currency.format( 1234.56 );
System.out.println(�  S is >>  �+ S);
System.out.println(�  S2 is >>  �+ S2);
return  (S.compareTo(S2));I would suggest you that it is a good practise to read and understand the use of API carefully, which will save a lot of time.
~Mitul