On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:42:28 GMT, Justin Lu <j...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Please review this PR and [CSR](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8314607) 
>> which clarifies the behavior of patterns  in regards to the max integer 
>> digits in j.text.DecimalFormat.
>> 
>> The current specification (of `applyPattern`) states that patterns do not 
>> set the value of max integer digits. This is incorrect, these 
>> methods/constructors do set a value for the max integer digits. If the 
>> pattern is in scientific notation, the max integer digits value is derived 
>> from the pattern. Otherwise, the pattern is ignored, and the limit is set to 
>> `Integer.MAX_VALUE`.
>> 
>> See below,
>> 
>> DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat();
>> df.applyPattern("000.000E0");
>> df.getMaximumIntegerDigits(); //  ==> 3
>> df.applyPattern("000.000");
>> df.getMaximumIntegerDigits(); // ==> 2147483647
>> 
>> DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("000.000");
>> df.getMaximumIntegerDigits(); // ==> 2147483647
>> DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("000.000E0");
>> df.getMaximumIntegerDigits(); // ==> 3
>> 
>> 
>> Method descriptions should be fixed, and the relevant constructors need to 
>> mention the behavior as well.
>
> Justin Lu has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional 
> commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Reflect review comments: Non sci notation first. Link to Scientific 
> Notation section

Thanks for the changes.

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Marked as reviewed by naoto (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/15349#pullrequestreview-1603303466

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