File APIs for Java Developers The moose likes Beginning Java and
the fly likes Number Format Pattern Syntax Big Moose Saloon
Register / Login  JavaRanch » Java Forums » Java » Beginning
Java Bookmark "Number Format Pattern Syntax " Watch "Number
Format Pattern Syntax " New topic  Number Format Pattern Syntax
Emma Peel  Joined: Feb 18, 2003 Posts: 10 Can anyone explain how
to read:  '\\u0000'..'\\uFFFD' - specialCharacters It is part of
Number Format Pattern Syntax: pattern := subpattern{;subpattern}
subpattern := {prefix}integer{.fraction}{suffix} prefix :=
'\\u0000'..'\\uFFFD' - specialCharacters suffix :=
'\\u0000'..'\\uFFFD' - specialCharacters integer := '#'* '0'*
'0' fraction := '0'* '#'* found at Thanks! Emma Peel Greg
Charles  Joined: Oct 01, 2001 Posts: 2962  Greetings Mrs. Peel,
That link you provide has examples of building patterns for
number formatters. (java.text.NumberFormat) The extra unicode
characters allow you to parse and format strings with more than
just numbers, for example a currency c