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

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

Code:

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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());
                }



}

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Item Class

Code:

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// 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();
        }


}

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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:

Code:

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

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

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Justin