Is this the same currency parsing problem as described in this article?
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-numberformat/
If so, then using parse(String source, ParsePosition parsePosition)
will provide a workaround.
On Nov 30, 2007 2:55 PM, Ryan Lubke <Ryan.Lubke_at_sun.com> wrote:
> Matthias Wessendorf wrote:
> > thx,
> >
> > did you guys worked around it ?
> >
> From a faces perspective, no, not yet.
> Will be thinking about it though, and will post here if/when I have some
> ideas. If anyone else has ideas, don't be shy.
>
>
> > -m
> >
> > On Nov 30, 2007 7:53 PM, Ryan Lubke <Ryan.Lubke_at_sun.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Matthias Wessendorf wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Ryan,
> >>>
> >>> I noticed some strange things, when using the NumberConverter for:
> >>> -currency
> >>> -fr_FR locale
> >>>
> >>> I guess it is a bug in the underlying JDK (1.5.0_11 I am using)........
> >>>
> >>> I did a quick JUnit test-case against the MyFaces API (which contains
> >>> the *base* number-converter)
> >>>
> >>> protected void setUp() throws Exception
> >>> {
> >>> super.setUp();
> >>>
> >>> mock = new NumberConverter();
> >>> mock.setLocale(Locale.FRANCE);
> >>> FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getViewRoot().setLocale(Locale.GERMANY);
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> public void testFranceLocale()
> >>> {
> >>> UIInput input = new UIInput();
> >>> mock.setType("currency");
> >>> Number number = (Number)
> >>> mock.getAsObject(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(), input, "12 345,68
> >>> €");
> >>> assertNotNull(number);
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> And............ it fails :-)
> >>>
> >>> So... what is the work-around?
> >>> I assume it is not to not use fr_FR :-))
> >>>
> >>> Also, a simple Java-test fails and shows why:
> >>>
> >>> Doing this:
> >>>
> >>> String va = "12 345,68 €";
> >>> NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.FRANCE);
> >>> Number n = (Number) nf.parseObject(va);
> >>>
> >>> and you'll see that n is NULL.
> >>>
> >>> Why?
> >>> So, here it is:
> >>> the String va contains two blanks (" "), which are between 2 and 3, and
> >>> between 8 and € as well.
> >>>
> >>> In fr_FR, however, the *grouping separator * is not " ", but it is a
> >>> special char for blank (\u00a0).
> >>> So, my little test will pass, when the first BLANK is replaced by the
> >>> special char...
> >>>
> >>> I thought, that the NumberFormat actually does parse the object for me!!
> >>> Looks like for the "fr_FR" locale, I have to create a *custom parser*...
> >>> Which is odd, IMO
> >>>
> >>> Now, do this:
> >>>
> >>> String va1 = "12 345,68 €";
> >>> NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.FRANCE);
> >>> String va2 = nf.format(12345.68));
> >>> System.out.println(va1.equals(va2));
> >>>
> >>> and you see, what the issue from another side :-)
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas?
> >>> (Or perhaps known bugs?)
> >>>
> >>> Thx,
> >>> Matthias
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Hi Mathias,
> >>
> >> This looks pretty similar to http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6318800
> >>
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