JDK-6364896 : Document compatibility issue of J2SE 5.0's BigDecimal.toString()
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: docs
  • Sub-Component: guides
  • Affected Version: 5.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2005-12-19
  • Updated: 2011-02-16
  • Resolved: 2009-08-18
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5.0u21 b01Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6298816 - The return value of BigDecimal.toString method is different when run against 1.4 vs 1.5
Relates :  
JDK-4984872 - (jsr 13) BigDecimal needs toString method without exponents
Description
The J2SE 5.0 BigDecimal's toString() method behaves differently than in earlier versions. See also
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/math/BigDecimal.html#toString()
and
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/math/BigDecimal.html#toString()

In J2SE 5.0 we have introduced BigDecimal's toPlainString() which behaves exactly like the toString() method in earlier versions. 

This needs to be documented at
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/compatibility.html
Comments
EVALUATION Yes, adding a note for this issue would be helpful.
09-01-2006