BigDecimal in android api 16

Question

I'm new to Android so please, explain me, how to use BigDecimal in API level 16, because using this line:

BigDecimal currentNumber = new BigDecimal(String "0.0");

results in an error, Call requires api level 24.

Probably, because Samsung didn't make any updates for Galaxy Note 2 for years, so it runs Android 4.4. Making an app, that I can't use would be kind of dumb. — Георг Мосин, Aug 10 '16 at 17:29
I dont see what you mean. Android uses java. You can just use normal strings and bigdecimals independant of your api level I think. Make sure you are not using any jdk 7 features and some jdk 6 features are only supported after lvl 19. But bigdecimal is jdk 5 — HopefullyHelpful, Aug 28 '16 at 20:42
Also you have a syntac error as far as I can tell. leave the "String" out or use new String("0.0"). — HopefullyHelpful, Aug 28 '16 at 20:45

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 28 '16 at 20:35

5

import this

java.math.BigDecima(Added in API 1)

instead of this

android.icu.math.BigDecimal(Added in API 24)

answered Aug 28 '16 at 20:35

Sujit Yadav

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 10 '16 at 23:33

2

you are constructing the object wrong... BigDecimal is available since API1

you need to do:

BigDecimal currentNumber = new BigDecimal("0.0");

Note that I removed the unnecessary String Class just pass the value between quotes...

edited Aug 10 '16 at 23:33

Rudy Velthuis

answered Aug 10 '16 at 16:50

Still says, that API 24 is needed. – Георг Мосин Aug 10 '16 at 17:27
Maybe there is a way, to set a specific version of BigDecimal? – Георг Мосин Aug 10 '16 at 17:35
API 24 is not needed to use BigDecimal. Where does it state that it needs API 24? The IDE gives you that error while compiling that line? – fernandospr Aug 10 '16 at 17:53
It worked, but with a small addition. When I initially started this project, I made a mistake of choosing the target SDK version to 24. After I changed it to 16, everything worked. – Георг Мосин Aug 10 '16 at 18:04
fernandospr, When I was writing the code, it highlighted the "new BigDecimal("0.0");" part as an error, when I hover the cursor over, it showed: Call requires api level 24. – Георг Мосин Aug 10 '16 at 18:08

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