How do I limit the number of decimals printed for a double?

Question

This program works, except when the number of nJars is a multiple of 7, I will get an answer like $14.999999999999998. For 6, the output is 14.08. How do I fix exceptions for multiples of 7 so it will display something like $14.99?

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Homework_17
{
 private static int nJars, nCartons, totalOunces, OuncesTolbs, lbs;

 public static void main(String[] args)
  {
   computeShippingCost();
  }

  public static void computeShippingCost()
  {
   System.out.print("Enter a number of jars: ");
   Scanner kboard = new Scanner (System.in);
   nJars = kboard.nextInt();
   int nCartons = (nJars + 11) / 12;
   int totalOunces = (nJars * 21) + (nCartons * 25);
   int lbs = totalOunces / 16;
   double shippingCost =  ((nCartons * 1.44) + (lbs + 1) * 0.96) + 3.0;

   System.out.print("$" + shippingCost);
   }
}

Solution 1

Use a DecimalFormatter:

double number = 0.9999999999999;
DecimalFormat numberFormat = new DecimalFormat("#.00");
System.out.println(numberFormat.format(number));

Will give you "0.99". You can add or subtract 0 on the right side to get more or less decimals.

Or use '#' on the right to make the additional digits optional, as in with #.## (0.30) would drop the trailing 0 to become (0.3).

Solution 2

If you want to print/write double value at console then use System.out.printf() or System.out.format() methods.

System.out.printf("\n$%10.2f",shippingCost);
System.out.printf("%n$%.2f",shippingCost);

Solution 3

Check out DecimalFormat: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/DecimalFormat.html

You'll do something like:

new DecimalFormat("$#.00").format(shippingCost);

Or since you're working with currency, you could see how NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance() works for you.

Solution 4

Formatter class is also a good option. fmt.format("%.2f", variable); 2 here is showing how many decimals you want. You can change it to 4 for example. Don't forget to close the formatter.

 private static int nJars, nCartons, totalOunces, OuncesTolbs, lbs;

 public static void main(String[] args)
  {
   computeShippingCost();
  }

  public static void computeShippingCost()
  {
   System.out.print("Enter a number of jars: ");
   Scanner kboard = new Scanner (System.in);
   nJars = kboard.nextInt();
   int nCartons = (nJars + 11) / 12;
   int totalOunces = (nJars * 21) + (nCartons * 25);
   int lbs = totalOunces / 16;


   double shippingCost =  ((nCartons * 1.44) + (lbs + 1) * 0.96) + 3.0;

     Formatter fmt = new Formatter();
     fmt.format("%.2f", shippingCost);

   System.out.print("$" + fmt);

   fmt.close();

}

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