Re: Operation in String to Double conversion

From:
"John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:39:06 -0400
Message-ID:
<nospam-493397.09390616102012@news.aioe.org>
In article <3PZes.19616$zI3.16882@newsfe18.iad>,
 Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> wrote:

On 10/15/12 10:19 AM, John B. Matthews wrote:

In article <3a63483c-4322-4bfb-8c28-2d528bf48443@googlegroups.com>,
  William Lopes <williamlopes.dev@gmail.com> wrote:

I have to do a conversion between String and Double object, but my
string is a mathematical operation like "100 + 10". Even when I
make a conversion using NumberFormat.getInstance of "100 + 10", my
result is 100.0 only.

I would like to do it without split my string of way manually.


Your distribution may already contain a suitable implementation of
javax.script.ScriptEngine:

     ScriptEngineManager mgr = new ScriptEngineManager();
     List<ScriptEngineFactory> factories = mgr.getEngineFactories();
     for (ScriptEngineFactory f : factories) {
         System.out.println(f);
     }

Selecting the available RhinoScriptEngine by extension

     ScriptEngine engine = mgr.getEngineByExtension("js");
     try {
         System.out.println(engine.eval("5 * 8 + 2"));
     } catch (ScriptException ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace(System.err);
     }

prints the expected answer, 42.0.


Another library I tend to favor is OGNL, it will solve your problem
specifically, and is much more powerful.


Cited for a tantalizing suggestion regarding TableModel and an important
tip on pronunciation.

<http://commons.apache.org/ognl/>

It *is* a programming language in its own rite, so use with caution
(eg, only strings you from trusted sources).


This bears repeating; it also applies to the RhinoScriptEngine, et al.

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