BigDecimalStringParser (JSAP: the Java Simple Argument Parser)

java.lang.Object
- com.martiansoftware.jsap.StringParser
- - com.martiansoftware.jsap.stringparsers.BigDecimalStringParser

```
public class BigDecimalStringParser
extends StringParser
```
A StringParser for parsing BigDecimals. The parse() method delegates the actual parsing to BigDecimal's constructor.

Author:

Marty Lamb

See Also:

StringParser, BigDecimal

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BigDecimalStringParser()
Deprecated.
Use getParser() or, even better, JSAP.BIGDECIMAL_PARSER.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static BigDecimalStringParser`	`getParser()`	Returns a `BigDecimalStringParser`.
`Object`	`parse(String arg)`	Parses the specified argument into a BigDecimal.

Methods inherited from class com.martiansoftware.jsap.StringParser
setUp, tearDown

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BigDecimalStringParser
```
public BigDecimalStringParser()
```
    Deprecated.
    Use getParser() or, even better, JSAP.BIGDECIMAL_PARSER.
    
    Creates a new BigDecimalStringParser.
- Method Detail
  - getParser
```
public static BigDecimalStringParser getParser()
```
    Returns a BigDecimalStringParser.
    Convenient access to the only instance returned by this method is available through JSAP.BIGDECIMAL_PARSER.
    
    Returns:
    
    a BigDecimalStringParser.
  - parse
```
public Object parse(String arg)
             throws ParseException
```
    Parses the specified argument into a BigDecimal. This method simply delegates the parsing to new BigDecimal(String). If BigDecimal throws a NumberFormatException, it is encapsulated into a ParseException and re-thrown.
    
    Specified by:
    
    parse in class StringParser
    
    Parameters:
    
    arg - the argument to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    a BigDecimal object with the value contained in the specified argument.
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException - if new BigDecimal(arg) throws a NumberFormatException.
    
    See Also:
    
    BigDecimal, StringParser.parse(String)