JDK-4108852 : Add a BigDecimal fn: returns equal value having scale reduced as far as possible
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.math
  • Affected Version: 1.1.5
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows_95
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 1998-02-02
  • Updated: 2003-08-30
  • Resolved: 2003-08-30
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Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-4609098 - Add Decimal Arithmetic Enhancements into J2SE (JSR-013)
Description

Name: tb29552			Date: 02/02/98


It would be nice if java.math.BigDecimal had a method that returned a BigDecimal
whose value was equal but whose scale was reduced as far as possible.
(Review ID: 24342)
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Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: tiger FIXED IN: tiger INTEGRATED IN: tiger tiger-b18
14-06-2004
WORK AROUND Name: tb29552 Date: 02/02/98 try { while (true) bigdec = bigdec . setScale (bigdec . scale () - 1); } catch (ArithmeticException e) { // do nothing; exit loop } ======================================================================
11-06-2004
EVALUATION The current proposed final draft for jsr13 contains a stripTrailingZeros methods which would implement the functionality requested by the bug submitter. ###@###.### 2003-02-19
19-02-2003