I'm trying to truncate to the third decimal point using printf in Java, but I keep getting to only the second decimal point. Here's the line of code where I was attempting this:
System.out.printf("The speed in ft/sec is %6.2f\n", time);
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2You're close, use `%6.3f` see this also - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7197078/printf-f-with-only-2-decimal-points – Caffeinated Feb 20 '13 at 03:25
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You might just be looking for System.out.printf("The speed in ft/sec is %.3f\n", time); – Memento Mori Feb 20 '13 at 03:26
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Try %6.3f instead. the format is
%(before).(after)(type)
6 3 f
6 -> 6 digits before the decimal
3 -> 3 digits AFTER the decimal
Marc B
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Try this:
System.out.printf("The speed in ft/sec is %6.3f\n", time);
The above will round to three decimal places (not "truncate" them). The only difference is in the value after the dot.
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