format with 2 decimal places java code example

Example 1: java string format 2 decimal places

String strDouble = String.format("%.2f", 1.23456);

DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("#.##");
String formatted = df.format(2.456345); 
System.out.println(formatted);

Example 2: specify decimal places java

double test = 12.15;
DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("#.0");
System.out.println(df.format(test)); // Console: 12.2
// # - prints a digit if provided, nothing otherwise
// . - indicates where to put the decimal seperator
// 0 - prints a digit if provided, 0 otherwise