Name: nt126004			Date: 03/26/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1_02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1_02-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1_02-b06, mixed mode)

FULL OS VERSION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
This pattern:
  Hook is a codfish#.#########E00

produces this output:
  Hook is a codfish2.19E-Hook is a codfish01

for 0.219

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Use this demo code, or demo code included:
http://www.supelec-rennes.fr/ren/serv/tutojava1.1/i18n/number/example-1dot1/DecimalFormatDemo.java
2. and add the pattern above like this:
 customFormat("Hook is a codfish#.#########E00", .219);

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
  Hook is a codfish2.19E-01
  Hook is a codfish2.19E-Hook is a codfish01

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------

import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

public class DecimalFormatDemo {

   static public void customFormat(String pattern, double value ) {
      DecimalFormat myFormatter = new DecimalFormat(pattern);
      String output = myFormatter.format(value);
      System.out.println(value + "  " + pattern + "  " + output);
   }

   static public void main(String[] args) {

      customFormat("Hook is a codfish#.#########E00", .219);

   }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
attempted this, it has one less 0 on the end:
  Hook is a codfish#.#########E0

with the same result.
(Review ID: 183056) 
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