computing scientific numbers in java

Question

I am trying to add different numbers from a file in java.

Numbers can be of format : "1.13206e+06"

How can I parse this number to reflect actual value in java??

Thanks

Answer 1

You want to look at Double.parseDouble

Answer 2

You can use Double.parseDouble:

double d = Double.parseDouble("1.13206e+06");

This works fine with scientific notation.