PercentFormatter (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.format.number

## Class PercentFormatter

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.format.number.AbstractNumberFormatter
  - - org.springframework.format.number.PercentFormatter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Formatter<Number>, Parser<Number>, Printer<Number>

      public class PercentFormatter
      extends AbstractNumberFormatter

  A Number formatter for percent values.

  Delegates to `NumberFormat.getPercentInstance(Locale)`. Configures BigDecimal parsing so there is no loss in precision. The `AbstractNumberFormatter.parse(String, Locale)` routine always returns a BigDecimal.

  Since:
    3.0
  Author:
    Keith Donald, Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    `AbstractNumberFormatter.setLenient(boolean)`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `PercentFormatter()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected NumberFormat` | `getNumberFormat(Locale locale)` Obtain a concrete NumberFormat for the specified locale.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.format.number.AbstractNumberFormatter

      `parse, print, setLenient`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PercentFormatter

          public PercentFormatter()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getNumberFormat

          protected NumberFormat getNumberFormat(Locale locale)

      Description copied from class: `AbstractNumberFormatter`
      Obtain a concrete NumberFormat for the specified locale.
      Specified by:
        `getNumberFormat` in class `AbstractNumberFormatter`
      Parameters:
        `locale` - the current locale
      Returns:
        the NumberFormat instance (never `null`)