java display to 2 decimal places code example

Example 1: 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

Example 2: Display double in decimal places java

double input = 3.14159265359;
System.out.format("double : %.2f", input); // 3.14
System.out.println("double : " + String.format("%.2f", input)); // 3.14