String[] to BigDecimal[]

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I have citation issuing android app that an end user can enter values then 'store' them as defaults, so the next time they go to issue a citation, the default values are prepopulated...

i am able to store a BigDecimal[] to String[] but I'm having the hardest time getting the String[] back into BigDecimal[]

can anyone help me please?

for(int i=0;i<3;i++){
edit.putString(SOMETHING[i], String.valueOf(aSomething.getOtherThing(i)));
}

this works to store it as string but I cant get it back to BigDecimal, i've tried this, among other things:

for(int i=0;i<3;i++){
aSomething.setOtherThing(BigDecimal.valueOf(SOMETHING[i]));
}

thank you!

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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You could just simply use

new BigDecimal(str);

In your case it would be

for(int i=0;i<3;i++){
    aSomething.setOtherThing(new BigDecimal(SOMETHING[i]));
}

But you should know that this is not safe and it may throw a NumberFormatException if the value is not a valid representation of a BigDecimal.

Consider checking this Safe String to BigDecimal conversion

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Mar 17 '16 at 16:33

Pablo Matias Gomez

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Im getting "setOtherThing BigDecimal[] cannot be applied to BigDecimal" – buradd Mar 17 '16 at 16:50
@buradd You will have to make the array by yourself. Like using a map function for example. – Pablo Matias Gomez Mar 17 '16 at 16:52

String[] to BigDecimal[]

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