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Bob,

The java.text.NumberFormat and java.text.DecimalFormat classes have
precise control over formatting numbers, but they don't do exponential
formatting.  The java.lang.Double.toString() method does scientific
notation, but doesn't have precise control over the format of the
number.  The only solution I'm aware of is the ExponentialFormat class
written by Elliotte Harold in his book "Java I/O", published by
O'Reilly.

Hope this helps.

Ken


Ramdrive <bob_kuhar@ccmail.sgo.sony.com.SPAM_ME_NOT> wrote in message
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> What I've got is a double.  What I want is its value formatted as a
string
> of the type
>
> 99999E99
> or
> -99999E-99
> or
> 99999E-99
> or
> -99999E99
> as appropriate.
>
> get the picture?  How is this accomplished in Java.  Oh how I long
for
> sprintf()!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bob
>
>
>