DecimalFormatSymbols setInfinity(String) method in Java with Examples

The setInfinity(String) method of java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols class in Java is used to set the String that is used to represent infinity for the Locale of this DecimalFormatSymbols. This method takes the String for representing the infinity as the parameter.

Syntax:

public void setInfinity(String infinity)

Parameter: This method accepts infinity as a parameter which is the String that will be used to represent infinity for this DecimalFormatSymbols.

Return Value: This method do not set anything.

Exception: This method do not throw any Exception.

Program:

// Java program to demonstrate
// the above method

import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;

public class DecimalFormatSymbolsDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        DecimalFormatSymbols dfs
            = new DecimalFormatSymbols();

        System.out.println("Current String"
                           + " used for infinity: "
                           + dfs.getInfinity());

        String infinity = "*";

        dfs.setInfinity(infinity);

        System.out.println("Updated String "
                           + "used for infinity: "
                           + dfs.getInfinity());
    }
}

Output:

Current String used for infinity: ?
Updated String used for infinity: *

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/text/DecimalFormatSymbols.html#setInfinity-java.lang.String-/a>