Big Numbers!

[crazycoder]

how do I get a really big number to show all the digits instead it automatically using expononents?

[Khalid Ali]

convert it to a string...:-)
String reallyBigNumberStr = new String(reallyBigNumber);

[crazycoder]

So, like,

long n = Math.pow(2, 100);
System.out.println(new String(n));
?

[crazycoder]

I tried that above and it didn't work

[agent_x91]

You could always try making a method which will convert a string version of the number in standard form into a string version with the actual number, eg. split the e into two numbers (before the e we'll use first_part, and after we'll use second_part) and try this:


int secondp=Integer.parseInt(second_part);

for(int i=0;i<=secondp;i++)
first_part+="0";


And if you really wanted to, you could then put the string version of the number through a method to add commas in the correct places. :)

[crazycoder]

isn't 'e' exponent?

[agent_x91]

From my understanding 'e' means "ten to the power of..."

the number before e is multiplied by ten to the power of the number after e.