Removing trailing zeroes from java.math.BigDecimal produces infinite loop
/**
* Trim all trailing zeros found after the decimal point of {@link java.math.BigDecimal}
* @param n {@link java.math.BigDecimal}
* @return n {@link java.math.BigDecimal}
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*/
publicstatic BigDecimal trim(BigDecimal n){
try{
while (true){
n = n.setScale(n.scale() - 1);
}
}catch (ArithmeticException e){}// DO NOTHING NO MORE TRAILING ZEROS FOUND
return n;
}
This method is supposed to remove any and all trailing zeroes from a given java.math.BigDecimal parameter n and return it "trimmed".
However, if n < 1 or n > -1 the method goes into an infinite loop. Not sure how to patch this method to prevent this from occurring from this condition. What tips do you have to prevent this from occurring? I thought of BigDecimal.ROUND_HALF_UP, but to no avail.
Thanx
Phil
