<i18n dev> RFR: 8314604: j.text.DecimalFormat behavior regarding patterns is not clear [v2]

[Naoto Sato]

On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:42:28 GMT, Justin Lu <jlu at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Please review this PR and [CSR](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8314607) which clarifies the behavior of patterns  in regards to the max integer digits in j.text.DecimalFormat.
>> 
>> The current specification (of `applyPattern`) states that patterns do not set the value of max integer digits. This is incorrect, these methods/constructors do set a value for the max integer digits. If the pattern is in scientific notation, the max integer digits value is derived from the pattern. Otherwise, the pattern is ignored, and the limit is set to `Integer.MAX_VALUE`.
>> 
>> See below,
>> 
>> DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat();
>> df.applyPattern("000.000E0");
>> df.getMaximumIntegerDigits(); //  ==> 3
>> df.applyPattern("000.000");
>> df.getMaximumIntegerDigits(); // ==> 2147483647
>> 
>> DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("000.000");
>> df.getMaximumIntegerDigits(); // ==> 2147483647
>> DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("000.000E0");
>> df.getMaximumIntegerDigits(); // ==> 3
>> 
>> 
>> Method descriptions should be fixed, and the relevant constructors need to mention the behavior as well.
>
> Justin Lu has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Reflect review comments: Non sci notation first. Link to Scientific Notation section

Thanks for the changes.

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Marked as reviewed by naoto (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/15349#pullrequestreview-1603303466