Java - How do I format the output of Array of Objects in Currency format?

[CarlMartin10]

Program works fine, just need to know how to format the output of the Array of Objects (the prices), as currency (i.e. $33.33). Here is the code. Thanks.

NOTE: I tried the NumberFormat, as you can see, but xould not get it to work...kept getting an exception.

CODE:

Menu Class
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.text.*;


// Create Menu Class
public class Menu
{

// Create main Method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Create Array, declare variables, create Scanner
Item[] menu_items = new Item[30];
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
NumberFormat currency = new DecimalFormat("#,###.00");

// Prompt the user for item names and prices, and put these values into the array of objects.
System.out.println("Please enter item names on one line followed by a price on the next line");
System.out.println("Enter STOP when finished.");
int count;
double price;
String name;
for (count = 0; count < menu_items.length; ++count)
{
name = sc.nextLine();
if (name.equalsIgnoreCase("STOP")) break;
price = Double.parseDouble(sc.nextLine());
menu_items[count] = new Item(name, price);
}

// Print out the menu
System.out.println("Wings Coffee Shop Menu");
System.out.println("Menu Item Price");
for (int i = 0 ;i < count; ++i)
System.out.println(menu_items[i].toString());
}



}


Item Class
// Create Item Class
public class Item
{
private String item_name;
private double item_price;

// MenuItems Constructor that takes a String and Double
public Item(String name, double price)
{
setName(name);setPrice(price);
}

// Setters
public void setName(String name) {item_name = name;}
public void setPrice(double price) {item_price = price;}

// Getters
public String name() {return item_name;}
public double price() {return item_price;}

// toString() Method
public String toString()
{
// Format output - pad name
StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer(name());

for (int i = 20 - name().length(); i > 0; --i) result.append(' ');
result.append(price());
return result.toString();
}


}

[MonkOFox]

You have to apply the currency DecimalFormat object to the string you want to be formatted...

I can't remember exactly but it's something like:



DecimalFormat currency = new DecimalFormat("$#,###.00");

for (int i = 0 ;i < count; ++i)
System.out.println(currency.Format(menu_items[i].toString()));
}




Justin