edu.mit.blocks.codeblockutil

Interface NumberFormatter.PrecisionSpecifier

Enclosing class:

NumberFormatter

public static interface NumberFormatter.PrecisionSpecifier

Specifies the "amount of precision" to use.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	showAsDecimalThreshold() Returns the precision below which to display a number with e notation.
int	significantDigits(int precision) Returns the number of significant digits to display given the precision of a particular number.

Method Detail

significantDigits

int significantDigits(int precision)

Returns the number of significant digits to display given the precision of a particular number. Given a non-zero number x, significantDigits(Math.log10(Math.abs(x))) digits should be displayed.

showAsDecimalThreshold

int showAsDecimalThreshold()

Returns the precision below which to display a number with e notation.