Re: BUG in Matrix.read(BufferedReader input)

[Bruce R Miller <bruce.miller@nist.gov>]

Ulrich Eberhardinger wrote:
> 
> Dear jama@nist!
[...]
> The problem is: The write-method uses DecimalFormat which implicitly
> uses the default locale. 

Whoops! I guess this section of code would be my fault!

> Workaround:
> Provide a method, which uses Number NumberFormat.parse(String text) to
> convert the String to Number/Double using a NumberFormat with the same
> Locale used when writing or restrict to write with the US-Locale.

Is there any concensus on the list which is the best approach to take?
Interchange would suggest using US-locale, and its easier because of
java's poor support for parsing scientific notation --- but it's
certainly
US-centric!


> Best regards
> 
>     Ulrich Eberhardinger
Good diagnosis and Thanks for pointing it out.
Would you be willing to test a fixed version from somewhere with
"Real" locales ?

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