printf %f with only 2 numbers after the decimal point?

In my printf, I need to use %f but I'm not sure how to truncate to 2 decimal places:

Example: getting

3.14159

to print as:

3.14

Solution 1:

Use this:

printf ("%.2f", 3.14159);

Solution 2:

You can use something like this:

printf("%.2f", number);

If you need to use the string for something other than printing out, use the NumberFormat class:

NumberFormat formatter = new DecimalFormatter("#.##");
String s = formatter.format(3.14159265); // Creates a string containing "3.14"

Solution 3:

System.out.printf("%.2f", number);

BUT, this will round the number to the nearest decimal point you have mentioned.(As in your case you will get 3.14 since rounding 3.14159 to 2 decimal points will be 3.14)

Since the function printf will round the numbers the answers for some other numbers may look like this,

System.out.printf("%.2f", 3.14136); -> 3.14
System.out.printf("%.2f", 3.14536); -> 3.15
System.out.printf("%.2f", 3.14836); -> 3.15

If you just need to cutoff the decimal numbers and limit it to a k decimal numbers without rounding,

lets say k = 2.

System.out.printf("%.2f", 3.14136 - 0.005); -> 3.14
System.out.printf("%.2f", 3.14536 - 0.005); -> 3.14
System.out.printf("%.2f", 3.14836 - 0.005); -> 3.14