JavaServer Pages, 3rd Edition

Name

<fmt:parseNumber>

Synopsis

The <fmt:parseNumber> action parses a number formatted according to locale specific rules. A custom pattern can be specified or a locale specific default pattern for a certain number type (currency, percentage, or a regular number) can be used.

The locale used is the one explicitly specified or is taken from the locale configuration setting or the locale from the localization context setting. If none of these are set, the locale is determined as the best match for the user preferences (Accept-Language request header).

Syntax 1: Without a body

<fmt:parseNumber value="number" 
  [pattern="pattern" | type="number|currency|percent"]
  [parseLocale="locale"]
  [integerOnly="true|false"]
  [var="var" [scope="page|request|session|application"]] />

Syntax 1: With a body

<fmt:formatNumber 
  [pattern="pattern" | type="number|currency|percent"]
  [parseLocale="locale"]
  [integerOnly="true|false"]
  [var="var" [scope="page|request|session|application"]]>
  number
</fmt:parseNumber>

Attributes

Attribute name	Java type	Dynamic value accepted	Description
value	String	Yes	The value to parse.
pattern	String	Yes	A custom pattern in the form accepted by java.text.DecimalFormat, see <fmt:formatNumber>.
type	String	Yes	The name of one of the predefined locale-dependent patterns.
parseLocale	String or java.util.Locale	Yes	A locale to be used instead of the default.
integerOnly	boolean	Yes	Set to true to only parse the integer portion.
var	String	No	The variable name. ...