No one? On Mar 25, 11:32 am, StrongSteve <swe.sta...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I experience the following - from my point of view unexplainable - > behaviour when using the GWT NumberFormat > (com.google.gwt.i18n.client.NumberFormat). I am using GWT 2.0.3, > Eclipse Ganymed and IE8/FF3.6. > > Within my client package I have a static helper class which contains > the following method: > > <code> > > public class Utils { > ... > public static final NumberFormat DOUBLE2_FORMAT = > NumberFormat.getFormat("##########.00"); > ... > > public String formatDouble2(double d) { > return DOUBLE2_FORMAT.format(d); > } > > ... > > } > > </code> > > Using the code above I get a javascript error when using the > formatDouble2 method. Compiling the GWT code in a "detailed" way and > the javascript error message is something like > com...i18n.client.positivePrefix is null or not an object. The GUI > gets stuck and the application is no longer usable. > > So how did I solve it? > During debug instrumentalization I found two ways. Unfortunately I can > not explain either of them - so I was hoping someone can explain me > why it works! ;) > > Adding a Window.alert(...) into the formatDouble2 and everything works > fine. Why!? > > <code> > > public class Utils { > ... > public static final NumberFormat DOUBLE2_FORMAT = > NumberFormat.getFormat("##########.00"); > ... > > public String formatDouble2(double d) { > Window.alert("Utils: inside formatDouble2 d=" +d); > return DOUBLE2_FORMAT.format(d); > } > > ... > > } > > </code> > > The solution I am currently using is to only use pattern itself as a > static member and create the NumerFormat within the method. This works > too. > > <code> > > public class Utils { > ... > public static final String DOUBLE2_FORMAT_PATTERN = "##########.00"; > ... > > public String formatDouble2(double d) { > return NumberFormat.getFormat(DOUBLE2_FORMAT_PATTERN).format(d); > } > > ... > > } > > </code> > > BTW, changing the public static to private static did not work either. > > Thanks in Advance for your help! > Stefan
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