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BigDecimal doubleValue() Method in Java

Last Updated : 4 Dec, 2018
The java.math.BigDecimal.doubleValue() is an in-built function which converts the BigDecimal object to a double. This function converts the BigDecimal to Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY as appropriate or according to the passed object, if its magnitude is too big to be represented as a double. Note: The information about the decimal precision of the Double value of the given BigDecimal value can be lost even if the return value is finite. Syntax:
public double doubleValue()
Parameters: The method does not accept any parameters. Return Value: This method returns the double value of this BigDecimal Object. Examples:
Input : 11234
Output : 11234.0

Input : 2679.30000
Output : 2679.3
Below programs illustrates the use of byteValueExact() Function: Program 1:
Output:
Double value of 4743 is 4743.0
Program 2:
Output:
Double value of 6714592679.34008 is 6.71459267934008E9
Reference:https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/math/BigDecimal.html#doubleValue()
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