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ArabicDigits.javaAPI DocExample1171Fri Mar 30 00:19:56 BST 2001None

ArabicDigits.java

import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.text.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class ArabicDigits extends JPanel {
  static JFrame frame;

  public ArabicDigits() {
    NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance();
    if (nf instanceof DecimalFormat) {
      DecimalFormat df = (DecimalFormat)nf;
      DecimalFormatSymbols dfs = df.getDecimalFormatSymbols();

      // set the beginning of the range to Arabic digits
      dfs.setZeroDigit('\u0660');
      df.setDecimalFormatSymbols(dfs);
    }

    // create a label with the formatted number
    JLabel label = new JLabel(nf.format(1234567.89));

    // set the font with a large enough size so we can easily
    // read the numbers
    label.setFont(new Font("Lucida Sans", Font.PLAIN, 22));
    add(label);
  }

  public static void main(String [] argv) {
    ArabicDigits panel = new ArabicDigits();
    frame = new JFrame("Arabic Digits");
    frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
    public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {System.exit(0);}});
    frame.getContentPane().add("Center", panel);
    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}