The value you're sending to the page is presumably 5.09 (or -5.95). Percentage formatting in JSTL, as in Java, treats your value as a multiple; thus, to format as a percentage, it multiplies by 100. (That is, 5% is really .05; 500% indicates a multiplier of 5.)
Since your need doesn't really coincide with Java's percentage formatting (especially since you need a custom '+' before positive numbers), using a custom pattern -- as you've done -- is probably your best bet. -- Shawn Bayern "JSTL in Action" http://www.jstlbook.com On Thu, 25 Jul 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all > > I just tried formatting a percentage change for stocks. I was looking for > something like > > +5.09% > -5.95% > > Trying > > <fmt:formatNumber value="${stock.percentageChange}" type="percent"/> > > resulted in > > 509% > -595% > > which seems very strange to me - who formats percentages like this? Also, > how to switch on the "+" for positive values? > In the end, I used > > <fmt:formatNumber value="${stock.percentageChange}" > pattern="+#0.00;-#0.00"/>% > > Hmmm... can I change the percentage formatting somehow? > > Best regards, > Eric > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
