how to write % in a string format in Java - Android Studio

Question

I am trying to show a percentage but how do I show % sign using string format? Here's my line of code

precent.setText(String.format(Locale.getDefault(),"%.1f", precentNum))

I mean how do I put a percentage sign at the end of the text? couldn't find an answer when I searched.

`%%` is the answer - and the word is _percentage_, not _precentage_. — Dawood ibn Kareem, Dec 06 '16 at 10:23
Use `"%.1f%%"` as your format string. The `%%` shows up as `%`. — Dawood ibn Kareem, Dec 06 '16 at 10:26
oh I thought at the start, thanks :) sorry for the ignorance. — Daniel, Dec 06 '16 at 10:28

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 06 '16 at 10:24

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Try %% instead of %. It will display a single % in your string.

answered Dec 06 '16 at 10:24

Nitesh

no, that does not work, it shows ".1f" as the text. nvm, I realize what you meant, thanks, it works :) – Daniel Dec 06 '16 at 10:27
Happy to help :) .. Here on SO we mark the answer as right which solves the problem. – Nitesh Dec 06 '16 at 11:11

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