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