TextField.setDatatype(Datatypes.get(BigDecimal.class));

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#1

I was wondering, If I put this line in the code

amountField.setDatatype(Datatypes.get(BigDecimal.class));

I discovered that the value returned from getValue was negative.
if I skipped:

amountField.setDatatype(Datatypes.get(BigDecimal.class));

The value from TextField.getValue() was positive.

How does this work?

#2

Hi Kjell,

We cannot reproduce the issue. Could you create a test project?

#3

I figured out where the problem was.
The desimal formatting caused the problem.
Blank space *
#*##0. 00 did put a negative prefix in front.

What I trying to do is to put a space as thousand grouping separator instead of a comma.
I have tried with #\u0020##0. 00
That didn’t work.

I have solved the issue with creating new Datatype with preferred formatting based on the original Datatype for BigDecimal found in the core.

#4

Please note that there are special format strings for decimal and grouping separators, see Datatype Format Strings - CUBA Platform. Developer’s Manual