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DecimalFormatSymbols setDigit(char) method in Java with Examples

The setDigit(char) method of java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols class in Java is used to set the character that is used to represent digit for the Locale of this DecimalFormatSymbols. This method takes the character for representing the digit as the parameter.

Syntax:

public void setDigit(char digit)

Parameter: This method accepts digit as a parameter which is the character that will be used to represent digit for this DecimalFormatSymbols.

Return Value: This method do not set anything.

Exception: This method do not throw any Exception.

Program:




// Java program to demonstrate
// the above method
  
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
  
public class DecimalFormatSymbolsDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
  
        DecimalFormatSymbols dfs
            = new DecimalFormatSymbols();
  
        System.out.println("Current Character"
                           + " used for digit: "
                           + dfs.getDigit());
  
        char digit = '*';
  
        dfs.setDigit(digit);
  
        System.out.println("Updated Character"
                           + " used for digit: "
                           + dfs.getDigit());
    }
}


Output:

Current Character used for digit: #
Updated Character used for digit: *

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/text/DecimalFormatSymbols.html#setDigit-char-/a>

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